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The Theban alphabet has not been found in any publications prior to that of Trithemius, [citation needed] and bears little visual resemblance to most other alphabets. [5] There is one-to-one correspondence between Theban and the letters in the old Latin alphabet. The modern characters J and U are not represented.
The Theban alphabet, while primarily used for encoding secret texts, is also occasionally used in divination, particularly in modern Wiccan practices. The letters may be inscribed on stones or cards, which are then used in divinatory spreads to provide guidance on various aspects of life. [20]
English: The glyph for the letter A in the Theban script, an alchemical cypher published in Johannes Trithemius' Polygraphia (1518) and Francis Barrett's The Magus (1801), among other places. Date 10 December 2008
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If there is a Theban German alphabet, Theban French alphabet, Theban Latin alphabet and Theban English alphabet, then all the more reason for the main article to be at "Theban script", because there is no single Theban alphabet, but instead several Theban alphabets. Just as there are several Cyrillic alphabets.
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After he went to Thebes and became a Theban, [28] he taught music as well as letters to the young Heracles. [29] The boy, learning to play the lyre, was unable to appreciate what was taught him because of his sluggishness of soul. While Heracles was touching the instrument unmusically, Linus reprimanded him for making errors and punished him ...
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