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tiresias

/taɪˈriː.si.əs/

Tradução: Nome próprio do adivinho cego de Tebas na mitologia grega, que revelou a Édipo que este havia matado o pai e se casado com a mãe.

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/taɪˈriː.si.əs/C1formalart
  • ptNome próprio do adivinho cego de Tebas na mitologia grega, que revelou a Édipo que este havia matado o pai e se casado com a mãe.

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.

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  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.

    ptProfeta cego de Tebas

    • 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.