tiresias
IPA: tˈaɪɝsˈiʌz
Root Word: Tiresias
noun
- (Greek mythology) A long-lived blind soothsayer who participated over seven generations in the legendary history of (the Greek city) Thebes, noted also for being transformed into a woman for seven years, so being symbolic of androgyny.
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Examples of "tiresias" in Sentences
- Oedipus summons the blind prophet Tiresias for help.
- Tiresias demands the death of Menoeceus for the war to end.
- I have only quoted what Tiresias, in the play, actually said.
- The blind prophet Tiresias, in contrast, is able to see the truth.
- Creon has summoned both Tiresias and the old shepherd to the city.
- Manto was the daughter of the prophet Tiresias and mother of Mopsus.
- He questions Tiresias, the soothsayer, who at first refuses to speak.
- At the end of the book, they are indeed successful in meeting Tiresias.
- Again she poked them with a stick, and Tiresias turned back into a man.
- Tiresias and his prophecy are also involved in the story of the Epigoni.