Thais
Not to be confused with Thiais.
Thais can be the plural of Thai and refer to:
- The Thai people, the main ethnic group of Thailand
- The Thai peoples or Tai peoples, the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia
In the singular, Thais may refer to the following:
People
Ancient
- Thaïs, a celebrated hetaira during the era of Alexander (356-323 BCE)
- Thaïs (saint), repentant courtesan and saint of Roman Egypt
Modern
- Thaís (born 1987), Brazilian footballer (full name Thaís Helene da Silva)
- Thais Blatnik (1919-2015), American journalist and politician
Art
Films
- Thaïs (Italian film), a 1917 film directed by Anton Giulio Bragaglia
- Thais (American film), a 1917 film produced by Sam Goldwyn
- several other silent films named Thaïs of the early 20th century
Novels and plays
- Thaïs (novel), an 1890 novel by Anatole France
- Thais of Athens, a 1972 historical novel by Ivan Efremov
- Thaïs, a 1911 play by Paul Wilstach, performed at the Criterion Theatre in London
- Thais, a play by Menander
Other
- Thaïs (opera), an 1894 opera by Jules Massenet
- "Thaïs", two songs by This Mortal Coil from the 1986 album Filigree & Shadow
- Thaïs, an Art Deco sculpture by Demetre Chiparus
Other uses
- Thais (gastropod), a genus of gastropod mollusc
- 1236 Thaïs, a main belt asteroid
- Thais, a fictional city in the video games Tibia (first release 1997) and in Aveyond (first release 2004)
See also
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