Tiresias said that the answer was definitely the woman. They consulted with Tiresias, as he had been both male and female. Hera said that it was the male, while Zeus said it was the female. The second version says that Zeus and Hera were having a discussion about whether males or females experienced more pleasure during sex. There is an alternative story regarding the events that cause the prophet’s blindness. This would point his life in a new direction. To make amends for what she had done to Tiresias, she gave him the gift of prophecy. But when she tried to restore his sight, she was unable to do so. Tiresias’ mother begged the goddess to undo the curse, and after enough persuasion, Athena agreed. He found himself unable to turn away from her nakedness and was blinded by her as punishment. ![]() This came to be when he stumbled upon the goddess Athene while she was bathing in a lake. This reversed the curse, and Tiresias was turned into a man once again. Remembering the action that had caused her current fate, she left the snakes alone. This duty lasted for seven years and she even married and had children.Īfter seven years had passed, she came across another pair of snakes. While Tiresias was a woman, she served as a priestess for Hera. Hera punished him for his actions and turned him into a woman. For some reason, he struck the snakes and killed either both or one, depending on the version of the myth. ![]() When Tiresias was a young man, he came across two snakes that were mating on Mount Cyllene. Both have to do with alterations to his physical being that would shape his prophetic future. There are two main myths that are commonly associated with Tiresias. He is also mentioned by several other authors, including Pindar, Sophocles, Ovid and Euripides. It is in this written work that his prophetic gifts are preserved in the Underworld and he is consulted by Odysseus. Tiresias is mentioned in several mythological works, including Homer’s Odyssey.
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