Tiresias (In Greek mythology

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• Greek mythology — noun the mythology of the ancient Greeks • Members of this Topic: ↑Dionysian, ↑Trojan War, ↑Augean stables, ↑Pandora s box, ↑Temple of Apollo, ↑Oracle of Apollo, ↑Delphic oracle, ↑oracle of Delphi, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Manto (Greek Mythology) — There are two figures in Greek mythology named Manto, one a daughter of Tiresias, the other a daughter of Heracles. The name Manto derives from Ancient Greek Mantis , seer, prophet ( …   Wikipedia

• Tiresias (disambiguation) — Tiresias has several meanings:*In Greek mythology, Tiresias was a blind prophet, the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo. *The Tiresias Algorithm is a DNA analysis algorithm that attempts to decode genes from the bulk DNA found in… …   Wikipedia

• Tiresias — For other uses, see Tiresias (disambiguation). Everes redirects here. For the butterfly genus, see Everes (genus). Tiresias appears to Odysseus during the nekyia of Odyssey xi, in this watercolor with tem …   Wikipedia

• Tiresias — /tuy ree see euhs/, n. Class. Myth. a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness. Also, Teiresias. * * * In Greek mythology …   Universalium

• Mythology of same-sex love — Religious narrative has included stories interpreted by many as accounts of same sex love and sexuality. Other myths contain LGBT references. Among surviving examples are:List of myths associated with same sex loveArranged by continent of origin… …   Wikipedia

• Tiresias — noun (Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑mythical being …   Useful english dictionary

• TIRESIAS —    in the Greek mythology a soothsayer, who had been struck blind either by Athena or Hera, but on whom in compensation Zeus had conferred the gift of prophecy, and length of days beyond the ordinary term of existence …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Manto (mythology) — Contents 1 Daughter of Tiresias 2 Daughter of Heracles 3 Daughter of Polyidus …   Wikipedia

• Nestor (mythology) — According to some,[1] this cup shows Hecamede mixing kykeon for Nestor. Tondo of an Attic red figure cup, ca. 490 BC. From Vulci. In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia (Greek: Νέστωρ Γερήνιος …   Wikipedia

• Snakes in mythology — Snakes were central to many mythologies because of their perceived quality of being both familiar and exotic. The behaviour of snakes and their facial features (e.g. the unblinking, lidless eyes) seemed to imply that they were intelligent, that… …   Wikipedia