Tiresias

or Tei·re·si·as

[ tahy-ree-see-uhs ]

/ taɪˈri si əs /

noun Classical Mythology.

a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness.

Words nearby Tiresias

tired, tired out, Tiree, tire iron, tireless, Tiresias, tiresome, tirewoman, Tîrgu Mureş, Tirich Mir, tiring

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Example sentences from the Web for Tiresias

To a mind like that of Tiresias, a pack of cards was full of human nature.
The Infernal Marriage|Benjamin Disraeli
Tiresias says the plague will not stop unless the whole truth is published.
Lost Diaries|Maurice Baring
The intimate connection between this part and the preceding part of Tiresias is plain.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider
Tiresias says this is the sole cause of the plague, which is getting worse.
Lost Diaries|Maurice Baring

Lee is called to a severe account for his incivility to Tiresias.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for Tiresias

Tiresias

/ (taɪˈriːsɪˌæs) /

noun

Greek myth a blind soothsayer of Thebes, who revealed to Oedipus that the latter had murdered his father and married his mother

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Cultural definitions for Tiresias

Tiresias

[ (teye-ree-see-uhs) ]

In classical mythology, the blind prophet who revealed the truth of the crimes of Oedipus. According to the Roman poet Ovid, Tiresias spent part of his life as a man and part of it as a woman, so he knew the act of love from both points of view. When asked by Jupiter and Juno who enjoyed sex more, he answered that women did. This answer so enraged Juno that she blinded Tiresias.

单词	tiresias
释义	Tiresias or Tei·re·si·as [ tahy-ree-see-uhs ] / taɪˈri si əs / noun Classical Mythology. a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness. Words nearby Tiresias tired, tired out, Tiree, tire iron, tireless, Tiresias, tiresome, tirewoman, Tîrgu Mureş, Tirich Mir, tiring Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Tiresias To a mind like that of Tiresias, a pack of cards was full of human nature. The Infernal Marriage\|Benjamin Disraeli Tiresias says the plague will not stop unless the whole truth is published. Lost Diaries\|Maurice Baring The intimate connection between this part and the preceding part of Tiresias is plain. Homer's Odyssey\|Denton J. Snider Tiresias says this is the sole cause of the plague, which is getting worse. Lost Diaries\|Maurice Baring Lee is called to a severe account for his incivility to Tiresias. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay British Dictionary definitions for Tiresias Tiresias / (taɪˈriːsɪˌæs) / noun Greek myth a blind soothsayer of Thebes, who revealed to Oedipus that the latter had murdered his father and married his mother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Tiresias Tiresias [ (teye-ree-see-uhs) ] In classical mythology, the blind prophet who revealed the truth of the crimes of Oedipus. According to the Roman poet Ovid, Tiresias spent part of his life as a man and part of it as a woman, so he knew the act of love from both points of view. When asked by Jupiter and Juno who enjoyed sex more, he answered that women did. This answer so enraged Juno that she blinded Tiresias. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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