Tiresias

Summary

Tiresias is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He worked as a seer^[2]. He ranks in the top 3% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,209 views/month).^[3]

Key Facts

• Tiresias is buried at Tomb of Teiresias by Tilphousê spring past Haliartos^[4].
• Tiresias's father was Evereus^[5].
• Tiresias's mother was Chariclo^[6].
• A child of Tiresias was Daphne^[7].
• A child of Tiresias was Historis^[8].
• A child of Tiresias was Manto^[9].
• Tiresias's professions included seer^[2].
• Tiresias is recorded as male^[10].
• Tiresias's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[11].
• Tiresias's Commons category is recorded as Tiresias^[12].
• Tiresias's medical condition is recorded as blindness^[13].
• Tiresias's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[14].
• Tiresias's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Tiresias's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Tiresias's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[17].
• Tiresias's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Tiresias's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Tiresias's present in work is recorded as Odyssey^[20].
• Tiresias's present in work is recorded as The Bacchae^[21].
• Tiresias's present in work is recorded as Oedipus Rex^[22].
• Tiresias's present in work is recorded as Metamorphoses^[23].
• Tiresias's present in work is recorded as Antigone^[24].
• Tiresias's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Τειρεσίας'}^[25].

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Origins and Family

Tiresias's father was Evereus^[5]. His mother was Chariclo^[6].

Career and Affiliations

Tiresias's professions included seer^[2].

Personal Life

Children include Daphne^[7], a mythological Greek character^[26]; Historis^[8], a mythological Greek character^[27]; and Manto^[9], a mythological Greek character^[28].

Death and Burial

Burial took place at Tomb of Teiresias by Tilphousê spring past Haliartos^[4].

Why It Matters

Tiresias ranks in the top 3% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,209 views/month).^[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

FAQs

Who were Tiresias's parents?

Tiresias's father was Evereus^[5]. Tiresias's mother was Chariclo^[6].

What did Tiresias do for work?

Tiresias worked as seer^[2].