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Thaïs or Thais (Greek: Θαΐς; flourished 4th century BC) was a famous Greek hetaira who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns. Likely from Athens, she is most famous for instigating the burning of Persepolis. At the time, Thaïs was the lover of Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander's close companions and generals.
Apr 11, 2024 · Thais was an Athenian courtesan who traveled with the army of Alexander the Great in its invasion of Persia. She is chiefly known from the story that represents her as having persuaded Alexander to set fire to the Achaemenian capital of Persepolis in the course of a drunken revel.
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Thaïs ( French pronunciation: [ta.is]) is an opera, a comédie lyrique in three acts and seven tableaux, by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Gallet, based on the novel Thaïs by Anatole France.
Mar 26, 2017 · Thais lets out her final breath and ascends into heaven. Athanael collapses and begs God for forgiveness. Learn the story of Jules Massenet's famous 1894 opera, Thais, which takes place in Fourth Century Egypt.
4 days ago · The name Thais is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "beloved, bandage". A paramour of Alexander the Great and the heroine of a Jules Massenet opera based on the life of a fourth century Egyptian saint, this name is nothing if not dramatic.
When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you know erotic sparks are going to fly. And when the clash takes place in a glorious, but rarely performed, opera by Massenet, it’s a delight to the ear just as much as to the eye.
Thaïs (Massenet, Jules) Movements/Sections. 3 acts. Composition Year. 1894, revised 1898. Genre Categories. Lyric comedies; Theatrical Works; Operas; Related Works. Thaïs.
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