# Theban alphabet

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A substitution cipher of the Latin alphabet, used by early modern occultists.

## Etymology
It was first published in Johannes Trithemius's Polygraphia (1518), in which it was attributed to Honorius of Thebes.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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