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tiresias

/taɪˈriː.si.əs/

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noun

/taɪˈriː.si.əs/C1formalart
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к слепому прорицателю из Фив в греческой мифологии, который открыл Эдипу, что тот убил своего отца и женился на своей матери.

A proper noun referring to the blind prophet of Thebes in Greek mythology, who revealed to Oedipus that he had murdered his father and married his mother.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C1formal

    A figure from Greek mythology, a blind prophet of Thebes who famously revealed to Oedipus that he had killed his father and married his mother.

    ruСлепой прорицатель Фив

    • In Sophocles' play, Tiresias warns Oedipus of the truth he refuses to see.
    • Tiresias appears in many ancient Greek myths as a wise seer.
    • The character of Tiresias is often used to symbolize hidden knowledge.