Thebaid (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[Thebaid 词源字典]
1727, "district around Thebes (in Egypt)," formerly haunted by hermits and ascetics. Also, "pertaining to (Boeotian) Thebes" in Greece, especially in reference to the poem by Statius.[Thebaid etymology, Thebaid origin, 英语词源]