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In Greek mythology, Tiresias 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 nymp
Tiresias strikes two snakes with a stick, and is transformed into a woman. Engraving by Johann Ulrich Kraus c. 1690. Taken from Die Verwandlungen des Ovidii (The Metamorphoses of Ovid).
Pietro della Vecchia, Tiresias Transformed into a Woman, 17th century.
Tiresias appears to Odysseus during the nekyia of Odyssey Book XI, in this watercolor with tempera by the Anglo-Swiss Johann Heinrich Füssli, c. 1780–85.
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Thebes, Greece
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Thebes is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the largest city in Boeotia and a major center for the region.
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…
View of Thebes
Remains of the Cadmea, the central fortress of ancient Thebes
Archeological museum of Thebes
Theban workshop (Oinochoe type), 7th century BC