Feb 27, 2023 · Tiresias also appeared in Stesichorus’ Thebais, a sixth-century BCE poem on the myths of Oedipus and his sons. Finally, he was the subject of the Tiresias, an elegiac poem …

“Now swift I waved my falchion o’er the blood; Back started the pale throngs, and trembling stood, Round the black trench the gore untasted flows, Till awful from the shades Tiresias rose. …

Apr 28, 2023 · Tiresias concluded by prophesying Odysseus’ death: “And death shall come to thee thyself far from the sea, a death so gentle, that shall lay thee low when thou art overcome …

The Transformation of Tiresias ’Twas now, while these transactions past on Earth, And Bacchus thus procur’d a second birth, When Jove, dispos’d to lay aside the weight Of publick empire …

Apr 3, 2023 · Tiresias. In another myth, recounted by the third-century BCE poet Callimachus, Athena was bathing in a river on Mount Helicon one day. She was attended by one of her …

Feb 9, 2023 · The wise prophet Tiresias was summoned to judge the contest, and he judged in Cale’s favor. This of course enraged Aphrodite, who retaliated by transforming Tiresias into an …

Oct 4, 2023 · Athamas, son of Aeolus, was the ruler of Orchomenus and Halos in Boeotia. His children by his first wife—Phrixus and Helle—were forced to flee Greece due to the cruelty of …

Apr 7, 2023 · In another strange myth, Hera and Zeus got into an argument over which sex, male or female, experienced more pleasure during intercourse. To settle the question, they turned …

May 15, 2023 · Oedipus, son of Laius and Jocasta, was a Theban hero and king, destined to unknowingly kill his father and marry his mother. He was also famous for defeating the Sphinx.

Jul 21, 2023 · Pentheus, son of Echion and Agave, was a king of Thebes who opposed the god Dionysus. As punishment for this impiety, Dionysus forced Pentheus’ own mother to kill him.