English · Idiom Historical

The Seven against Thebes

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An expedition in Greek legend fabled to have taken place against Thebes of Bceotia before the Trojan

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một cuộc viễn chinh trong truyền thuyết Hy Lạp

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “The Seven against Thebes” mean?

An expedition in Greek legend fabled to have taken place against Thebes of Bceotia before the Trojan

Is “The Seven against Thebes” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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