Thais can be the plural of ''Thai'' and refer to: * The

Thai people Thai people, historically known as Siamese people, are an ethnic group native to Thailand. In a narrower and ethnic sense, the Thais are also a Tai peoples, Tai ethnic group dominant in Central Thailand, Central and Southern Thailand (Siam prope ...

, the main ethnic group of Thailand * The Thai peoples or

Tai peoples Tai peoples are the populations who speak (or formerly spoke) the Tai languages. There are a total of about 93 million people of Tai ancestry worldwide, with the largest ethnic groups being Dai people, Dai, Thai people, Thai, Isan people, Isan, ...

, the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia In the singular, Thais may refer to:

People

Ancient world

Thaïs Thaïs (; ; ) was a Greek who accompanied Alexander the Great on his military campaigns. Likely from Athens, she is most famous for having instigated the burning of Persepolis, the capital city of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, after it was con ...

, a celebrated hetaira during the era of Alexander (356-323BCE) *

Thaïs (saint) St. Thaïs, of fourth-century Roman Alexandria and of the Egyptian desert, was a repentant courtesan. Hagiography, biography Ancient writings St. Thaïs reportedly lived during the fourth century in Roman Egypt. Her story is included in hagiograph ...

, 4th century repentant courtesan and saint of Roman Egypt

Modern world

* Thaís (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer * Thaís (footballer, born 1996), Brazilian footballer *

Thaisinha Thaís Duarte Guedes (born 20 January 1993), known as Thaís Guedes or Thaisinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays either as a forward or as an attacking midfielder for Santos. Club career Born in São Paulo, Thaisinha joined the youth si ...

(born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Thaís Picarte (born 1982), Brazilian football goalkeeper *

Thaís Fidélis Thaís Fidélis dos Santos (born July 23, 2001) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where she placed fourth on the floor exercise. Junior career ...

(born 2001), Brazilian artistic gymnast *

Thais Weiller Thais Weiller is a Brazilian game designer and producer. Together with Danilo Dias she co-founded JoyMasher and released '' Oniken'', '' Odallus'', '' Blazing Chrome'' and '' Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider''. Work She has also created ''Rainy D ...

, Brazilian game designer and producer *

Thais Russomano Thais Russomano (born 25 September 1963) is a Brazilian doctor and scientific researcher specialising in space medicine, space physiology, biomedical engineering, telemedicine and telehealth. She founded the Microgravity Centre (MicroG) at PUCR ...

(born 1963), Brazilian doctor and researcher *

Thais Souza Wiggers Thais Souza (born Florianópolis, 24 October 1985) is a Brazilian television presenter and model. She was a showgirl in the Italian satirical series ''Striscia la notizia''. Biography Career Thais started her career in the fashion industry at ...

(born 1985), Brazilian television presenter and model *

Thaís de Campos Thaís de Campos (born November 7, 1963) is a Brazilian actress, producer, and film director. Career Her first job in TV was in the novel '' Elas por Elas'' (1982). She then attended the novels ''Final Feliz'' (1983), ''Voltei pra Você'' (19 ...

(born 1956), Brazilian actress *

Thaís Melchior Thaís de Souza Melchior Affonso (Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (afte ...

(born 1990), Brazilian actress *

Thaís Pacholek Thaís Felipe Pacholek (born December 20, 1983, in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress.

(born 1983), Brazilian actress *

Thaïs Blume Thaïs Blume (born 19 September 1984) is a Spanish actress. She debuted on television in 2008 with '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso'', and is also known for playing Mati on '' El Príncipe''. Biography The role that catapulted Thaïs Blume to fame wa ...

(born 1984), Spanish actress *

Thaïs Henríquez Thaïs Henríquez Torres (born 29 October 1982) is a Spanish synchronized swimmer. She competed for Spain in the team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning silver, and the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially ...

(born 1982), Spanish synchronized swimmer *

Mayuka Thaïs Mayuka Thaïs (born September 25, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, artist, voice over artist, art educator, and edutainer. She is known for her role as a bilingual singer and actress on the popular children's program Shimajiro. Earl ...

(born 1979), American singer-songwriter, artist and actress *

Thais Blatnik Thais F. O'Donnell Shuler Blatnik (November 20, 1919 – December 9, 2015) was an American journalist and politician who served in both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature. Early life and education Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, B ...

(1919–2015), American journalist and politician *

Thais Lawton Thais Lawton (June 18, 1879 – December 18, 1956) was an American actress. Early life Eugenia (or Eugenie) Thais Lawton was raised and educated in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Joseph Eugene Lawton and Caroline Thais Magrane; her fath ...

(1879–1956), American actress * Thais St. Julien (1945–2019), American soprano

Arts and entertainment

* ''Thaïs'' (opera), an 1894 opera by Jules Massenet * ''Thais'' (1917 American film), produced by Sam Goldwyn * ''Thaïs'' (1917 Italian film), directed by Anton Giulio Bragaglia * ''Thais'', a play by

Menander Menander (; ; c. 342/341 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek scriptwriter and the best-known representative of Athenian Ancient Greek comedy, New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His record at the Cit ...

* ''Thaïs'' (novel), an 1890 novel by Anatole France * The title character of ''

Thais of Athens ''Thais of Athens'' () is a historical novel by Ivan Efremov written in 1972. It tells the story of the famous hetaera Thaïs, who was one of Alexander the Great's contemporaries and companions on his conquest of the ''oikoumene'' or the known ...

'', a 1972 historical novel by Ivan Efremov * ''Thaïs'' (painting), a 1781 painting by Joshua Reynolds * "Thaïs", two songs by This Mortal Coil from the 1986 album ''

Filigree & Shadow ''Filigree & Shadow'' is the second album released by 4AD collective This Mortal Coil, an umbrella title for a loose grouping of guest musicians and vocalists brought together by label boss Ivo Watts-Russell. The supergroup consists primarily of ...

'' *''Thaïs'', an Art Deco sculpture by

Demétre Chiparus Demétre Haralamb Chiparus (; 16 September 1886 – 22 January 1947) was a Romanian sculptor of the Art Deco era who lived and worked in Paris, France. He was one of the most important sculptors of the time. Life Demétre Chiparus, born as Dum ...

* Thais, a fictional city in the video games ''

Tibia The tibia (; : tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two Leg bones, bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outsi ...

'' (1997) and in '' Aveyond'' (2004) * Thaïs Eulalia Kanellis, a character in the video game ''

Black Closet ''Black Closet'' is a Mystery fiction, mystery visual novel, Strategy game, strategy Role-playing video game, RPG and Life simulation game, life simulation game developed and published by Hanako Games and released on September 16, 2015 for Windows ...

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* , two Royal Navy ships * ''Thais'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropod mollusc * 1236 Thaïs, a main belt asteroid *

Thais (horse) Thais (1893–1898) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed very promising form as a juvenile in 1895 when she was placed in the New Stakes and the July Stakes before winning the Crabbet Plate at Gatwick. In the follo ...

(1893–1898), a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare

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