Thebes

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Ancient city state(Cadmea) founded by the Phoenician sailor Cadmus(Καδμος)who sailed to Greece in an attempt to save his sister Europa who was kidnapped by Zeus. Cadmus brought the Alphabet to the ancient Greeks also.
Thebes (ancient Greek "Thebes") is a city of Boeotia, the ancient Greek and antediluvian of the few cities worldwide headquarters of the municipality Thebes. Built by the myth of Cadmus and is of great historical and mythological significance. Among the most important was the Theban Epaminondas, great general of antiquity made Thebes leading force in Greece, and Pelopidas, the leader of the famous Sacred Band.
The citadel of Thebes was called "Cadmeia", thus suggesting its founder. The plural of the name of Thebes is the famous Fourteen gates, closely linked to the myth of Niobe.
Thebes also, in ancient times, today called Karnak, Egypt. This name is said to be a corruption of the Egyptian word for "city".
Ai Ogygia Thebes, which means ancient Thebes, have their roots in the prehistoric period, was glorious for the city. The name Ogygia who gave the first king of Thebes just mean "the very old." Thebes, like the rest of Boeotia, has extremely prominent role in Greek mythology. In this area, specifically in the Parnassus, Deucalion survived after the flood and the descendant of the Greeks. In the heroic years of nationwide campaigns "Seven Against Thebes" and had descendants as a reference center of Thebes. The Argonauts are almost Boeotian case. The expedition against Troy was organized in Boeotia. From Boeotia also come historian Hesiod, the poet Pindar and general Epaminondas.