Tiresias – Mythopedia
2023年2月27日 · 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 written by Sostratus sometime during the Hellenistic period (323–31 BCE). The following is a list of surviving sources in which Tiresias makes an appearance. Greek
Odyssey: Book 11 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
“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. “There wandering through the gloom I first survey’d, New to the realms of death, Elpenor’s shade: His cold remains all naked to the sky On distant ...
Odysseus - Mythopedia
2023年4月28日 · 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 with sleek old age, and thy people shall dwell in prosperity around thee.” Odysseus Questions the Seer Tiresias by Alessandro Allori (1580). Palazzo Salviati, Florence ...
Charites (Graces) - Mythopedia
2023年2月9日 · 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 ugly old weaver woman. This of course enraged Aphrodite, who retaliated by transforming Tiresias into an ugly old weaver woman.
Metamorphoses: Book 3 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
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 and the cares of state, As to his queen in nectar bowls he quaff’d, “In troth,” says he, and as he spoke he laugh’d, “The sense of pleasure in ...
Athena – Mythopedia
2023年4月3日 · 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 close friends, the nymph Chariclo. Tiresias, Chariclo’s son, happened to be hunting nearby and unfortunately stumbled upon Athena as she bathed. Athena was horrified that a ...
Athamas – Mythopedia
2023年10月4日 · 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 their stepmother Ino. Later, driven to madness by Hera, Athamas and Ino killed their own children.
Oedipus - Mythopedia
2023年5月15日 · 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.
Patroclus – Mythopedia
2023年7月5日 · Patroclus was a Greek hero and the closest friend of Achilles. After Hector killed Patroclus during the Trojan War, Achilles was quick to avenge him.
Hesperides – Mythopedia
2023年9月19日 · The Hesperides were goddesses or nymphs associated with the evening and the West. They guarded the golden apples of Hera, located in the famous Garden of the Hesperides in the Far West.