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taɪˈri si əstire·sias

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Tiresiasnoun

    (Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother

Wiktionary

  1. Tiresiasnoun

    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.

  2. Etymology: Transliteration of Τειρεσίας.

Wikipedia

  1. Tiresias

    In Greek mythology, Tiresias (; Ancient Greek: Τειρεσίας, romanized: Teiresías) was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo. Tiresias participated fully in seven generations in Thebes, beginning as advisor to Cadmus himself.

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  1. tiresias

    Tiresias is a character from ancient Greek mythology, best known as a blind prophet of Thebes who was transformed into a woman for seven years. He appears in numerous Greek myths and plays, including "Oedipus Rex" and "The Odyssey," and is considered a symbol of wisdom and knowledge. Tiresias also has the unique gift of prophecy, granted to him by the gods.

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  1. Tiresias

    In Greek mythology, Tiresias was a blind prophet of Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo. Tiresias participated fully in seven generations at Thebes, beginning as advisor to Cadmus himself. Tiresias was a prophet of Apollo.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Tiresias

    in the Greek mythology a soothsayer, who had been struck blind either by Athena or Hera, but on whom in compensation Zeus had conferred the gift of prophecy, and length of days beyond the ordinary term of existence.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tiresias in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tiresias in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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