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It was here that the use of letters was first introduced from Phoenicia into western Europe. It was the reputed birthplace of the two great divinities Dionysus (Bacchus) and Hercules. It was also the native city of the seer Tiresias, as well as of the great musician Amphion. It was the scene of the tragic fate of Oedipus, and of the war of the Seven against Thebes.