Definition of Tiresias

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

Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being

Definition of Tiresias

1. Proper 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tiresias

Tinos
Tinseltown
Tintoretto
Tipler cylinder
Tipler cylinders
Tipperary
Tippex
Tipuana
Tipulidae
Tir
Tirana
Tiranan
Tiranans
Tiraspol
Tiresias (current term)
Tirich Mir
Tirnavos
Tirol
Tironian
Tirpitz
Tirso de Molina
Tirthankara
Tiruchchirappalli
Tirzah
Tiselius apparatus
Tiselius electrophoresis cell
Tish
Tisha
Tisha b'Ab

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