Etymology

Tiresias

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Today it means: A long-lived blind soothsayer who participated over seven generations in the legendary history of (the Greek city) Thebes, noted also for being transformed into a woman for seven years, so being symbolic of androgyny. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Τειρεσίας
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΤειρεσίας
  2. English todayTiresias

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τειρεσίας (Teiresías).

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