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Bookmark or Share- Charites (Graces) - MythopediaThe 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.
- Odysseus - MythopediaTiresias 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 ...
- Oedipus - MythopediaOedipus, 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 – MythopediaPatroclus was a Greek hero and the closest friend of Achilles. After Hector killed Patroclus during the Trojan War, Achilles was quick to avenge him.
- 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 ...
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