| 单词 | Tiresias |
| 例句 | But Tiresias, already having a vision of the future, turned toward the Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tiresias had also been a woman, of course. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Like Tiresias, I was first one thing and then the other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tiresias makes his appearance in a wide range of literature: he pops up in Metamorphoses, narrates part of TS Eliot's The Waste Land and is condemned to the eighth circle of Hell in Dante's Inferno. Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z The whole creative team had a lot more fun with “Tiresias,” letting everything hang out including balloon-breasts that soon escaped the wife’s dress and bobbed gently, tethered, above her head until she popped them. Wolf Trap Opera presents engaging French duo: Sailors and breasts Tiresias replied: "Of 10 parts, a man enjoys one only." Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z Hera claimed it was the man, Zeus claimed it was the woman; they asked Tiresias because he had experienced both. Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z The all-knowing sheriff might be Tiresias, the blind seer; he might be the god Pluto or Shakespeare's Prospero. Mark Bruce Company: Made in Heaven – review 2012-06-05T17:14:01Z “Tiresian Symmetry” has an equivalent touchstone in Tiresias, the Greek prophet who, according to legend, walked the earth as both a man and a woman. New Music: ‘La Misma Gran Senora’ by Jenni Rivera and ‘Tiresian Symmetry’ by Jason Robinson 2012-12-17T22:57:59Z I’m not saying that Hannah Montana is a millennial Tiresias — a modern-day seer with supernatural visions of the future — but I’m also not not saying that. 'It's ghost slavery': the troubling world of pop holograms 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z I wondered if Sadie, with her supernatural ability and muteness, may be an archetypical prophet figure, like Tiresias, the blind soothsayer from the Greek dramas. ‘On Sugarland’ Review: A Nameless War, and Too Many Wounds to Count 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Carter Rodriquez, who plays the blind character Tiresias in the show, is from New Mexico and never learned Spanish at home. Latino spin on classic in eSe Teatro’s ‘Oedipus el Rey’ 2012-11-29T23:13:59Z Tiresias, though blind, is all-seeing, forced to witness these sad events. TS Eliot's The Waste Land 2012 – a multimedia walk 2012-07-30T11:14:00Z Carol Ann Duffy's poem Mrs Tiresias is one of the wittiest takes – it is written from the point of view of his wife. Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z Unfortunately Jeremy has a bit of a breakdown while delivering Tiresias’s speech from “Antigone.” | 'Prophecy': The Legacy of Wars in Karen Malpede?s Play 2010-06-10T23:30:00Z When her husband goes out for a walk and comes back as a female, she tries to be kind – but then Tiresias starts his period. Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z Tiresias is turned into a woman and back to a man. Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z The title track, which cruises along in seven-eighths meter — because of the importance of the number seven in the Tiresias myth, of course — shows his knack for reformatting the ensemble in shifting arrays of timbre. New Music: ‘La Misma Gran Senora’ by Jenni Rivera and ‘Tiresian Symmetry’ by Jason Robinson 2012-12-17T22:57:59Z Matthew Best was the suitably uptight Tiresias, Timothy Robinson the sorrowing Shepherd. BBCPhil/Gruber – review 2013-03-14T17:49:19Z In Greek mythology, Tiresias was a male who was turned into a woman for seven years. Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z Richardson wrote the book’s affectionate preface, hilariously describing the decorator in his later years as the “bouffant Tiresias of latter-day Pimlico—bewigged, caftaned, and outrageous.” A New Book Explores the Work of Geoffrey Bennison 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z In “The Oedipus Project,” Oedipus himself is revealed to be the cause, the “unholy contagion,” as the prophet Tiresias calls him — though his arrogance stalls him from drawing this conclusion. A Plague on Your Houses: Reading Covid-19 Into Disease Onstage 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Protected by a black door with stained glass circles, the Mausoleum Tiresias is the first burial site for trans women in Mexico. To honor victims of transfemicides, a community in Mexico City celebrates Día de Muertos 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z In a 2011 performance, the artist stood against an ice sculpture that depicted the body of Tiresias, a Greek mythological prophet who lived as both man and woman. In Cassils' first ever dance piece, trans bodies made movement — and a striking canvas 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Tiresias is re-created by Ashlea Hayes as a Black woman who has long had to endure the benighted privilege and superciliousness of those who see less than they can possibly know. Review: Deaf West confronts passion of 'Oedipus' at the Getty Villa in expressive new version 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z There are the blind seers, whose loss of vision affords them a spiritual second sight, like Tiresias from Greek mythology and Neo from the “Matrix” series. Is There a Right Way to Act Blind? 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Tiresias may have been just poking some fun at the almighty gods. The Clitoris, Uncovered: An Intimate History 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z After Athena blinds Tiresias for spying on her when she is naked she gives him the gift of augury, while the seer Phineus chooses blindness over sight. Can a sleepless night awaken creativity? 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Looking back at the great expanse of misery and cruelty of these dark years, I, the blind Tiresias, find it a miracle to hear again the laughter of children and the singing of birds. Iraqi professor: “Life became like a slow film in which everyone dies” 2013-03-18T23:59:00Z Immediately all the spirits crowded about him, eager to drink the fresh blood; but Ulysses, with drawn sword, forced them back, until at last Tiresias, the blind seer, approached. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The beautiful lines which form the Envoy to “Tiresias,” already alluded to, never reached their address. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z General Tiresias Simon Sam followed and ruled till his flight to Paris in 1902. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z By September 1.65 billion euros of cheques had bounced, according to Tiresias, which is used by the Greek government to track the level of consumer debt. Insight: In Greece, loan sharks compound the pain 2011-11-23T07:05:42Z The music and majesty of “Tiresias” and “Demeter” are unsurpassed in “Ulysses” and “Tithonus.” Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z But scarcely had they departed when there came an old prophet Tiresias, seeking the King. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z Even when in 1885 Tennyson published, as the dedication of Tiresias and other Poems, the lines “To E. FitzGerald,” the translator of Omar was still, for most readers, “a veiled prophet.” Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z You might even argue that the relationship between consultant and client is an age-old one: Faust and Mephistopheles, Iago and Othello, Tiresias and Oedipus. How do you write a play about management consultants? 2011-03-23T16:44:10Z In 1885 a stimulus was given to the steady advance of his fame by the fact that Tennyson dedicated his Tiresias to FitzGerald’s memory, in some touching reminiscent verses to “Old Fitz.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Tiresias was considered the wisest of men because of a particular experience and he was summoned before the gods because Zeus and his sister-spouse Hera were quarreling. Welcome to the Zodiac, Ophiuchus. But Who Are You? 2011-01-14T00:25:00Z The fate of the Armada thus obscurely anticipated, resembles in particular the prophecy of the safe return of Ulysses to Ithaca, foretold by the shade of Tiresias, which was afterwards fulfilled by the Ph�acians. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Then Tiresias the bard warns him of the Sirens, and Anticlia his mother bids him hasten to Penelope. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Used of Tiresias, in the world of disembodied spirits. Studies in Contemporary Biography Ulysses, he tells us, made a voyage to the regions of the dead, in order to consult Tiresias how he should return to his own country, and recommend himself to the favour of the gods. The Tatler, Volume 3 The only one who knew for certain was Tiresias. Welcome to the Zodiac, Ophiuchus. But Who Are You? 2011-01-14T00:25:00Z His mind appears to have held equal communion with the inspired writers, and with the bards and sages of ancient Greece and Rome;— “Blind Thamyris, and blind Mæonides, And Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old.” Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature She told him that he was fated not to return home till he had first visited the borders of the world of Pluto, and consulted Tiresias, the blind prophet. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History It is thus that the poets who have represented Tiresias the Augur as a wise man and blind, never exhibit him as bewailing his blindness. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero She differs,—and the question both agree Tiresias, who each sex had prov'd, shall judge. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Suddenly it occurs to him: Œdipus was a passionate fellow, lacking all Christian gentleness—he even fell into an unbecoming rage when Tiresias called him a monster and the curse of the whole country. On the Future of our Educational Institutions The sight of Manto, daughter of Tiresias, suggests a description of the origin of the city of Mantua. Dante: His Times and His Work His mother, who had died of grief for his absence, came and blessed him; and Tiresias warned him of Neptune’s anger, and of his other dangers, ere he should return to Ithaca. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History As to Tiresias, I wish to ask forgiveness for an unintelligent criticism made twelve years ago in my Ancient Greek Literature, p. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes Then there was Mantho, the daughter of Tiresias, who was sent from Thebes to Delphi in a bag, seven hundred and twenty years before the destruction of Troy. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages It continues the life of Ulysses; he now goes to that people who take an oar for winnowing fan, and there he makes the offering to Neptune, enjoined by Tiresias in Hades. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary But draw thy sword and hold them back until the spirit of Tiresias arrives. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece The isle of Trinacria was pasture for the 360 cattle of Helios, and both Tiresias and Circe had warned Ulysses that they must not be touched. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History There is a touch of all these qualities, good and bad alike, in Tiresias. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes Ye think, I doubt not, of an homeward course, But Circe points me to the drear abode Of Proserpine and Pluto, to consult The spirit of Tiresias, Theban seer. The Odyssey of Homer Tiresias, though he spans the three dimensions of Time, is essentially the prophet, and so his stress is upon the Future. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary I drew my sword and waved them back until I should question the soul of Tiresias. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece He accordingly consulted the famous seer Tiresias, who now informed him of the divine origin of his stepson, and prognosticated for him a great and distinguished future. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Ask of Tiresias: he could tell thee true. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes He ran roaring and prophecying, like blind Tiresias, among both parties, and, as a prophet, we respected him. Rattlin the Reefer The intimate connection between this part and the preceding part of Tiresias is plain. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary He is said to have gone down into hell, to know his future fortune, from the prophet Tiresias. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) But mindful of the injunction of Circe, Odysseus brandished his sword, and suffered none to approach until Tiresias had appeared. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Well, there is one shall find him.—See, they lead Hither our Lord Tiresias, in whose mind All truth is born, alone of human kind. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes Her alarm, however, was of short continuance; for, on the production of his talisman by Tiresias, the shower of flame instantly changed into silvery drops of rose-water and other delicious perfumes. The Infernal Marriage Nevertheless the true-hearted reader will go down with the old poet into Hades, and there behold in these images things which lie beyond the senses; he will behold the very spirit of ancient Tiresias. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Tiresias is additionally styled Pastor; because all the Amonian Deities, as well as their princes, were called Shepherds: and those, who came originally from Chaldea, were styled the children of Ur, or Urius. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Tiresias also warned him of the numerous perils which would assail him, not only during his homeward voyage but also on his return to Ithaca, and then instructed him how to avoid them. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome The charge was made, then, that Tiresias hath Made answer false, and that I bribed him, I? Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes The breeze was favourable, and, animated by the exhortations of Tiresias, the crew exerted themselves to the utmost. The Infernal Marriage The final warning of Circe is mainly a repetition of what Tiresias had told Ulysses already in the Underworld; from the latter she heard it and puts it here into its place. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Hence, when Jupiter and Juno fell to wrangling on the comparative enjoyments of men and women, the question was referred to Tiresias, as a person of unusual experience and authority. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 In their distress they appealed to the blind old seer Tiresias, who was over a hundred years old. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome He there represented the stories of Achilles, Telemachus and Tiresias, which gained him great applause. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) I make an exception in favour of the goddesses, and especially of your Majesty,' added Tiresias, who piqued himself on his gallantry. The Infernal Marriage Indeed she repeats what Tiresias had already foretold in reference to the Oxen of the Sun—a matter which she probably heard from Ulysses. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary They see Tiresias sitting staff in hand on the warm grassy Asopus bank, his robe drawn over his old, sightless head, revolving inly the doom of Thebes. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc He then sent for the blind old seer Tiresias, and implored him, by means of his prophetic powers, to reveal to him the author of the crime. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Men rightly regarded as ridiculous this speech of Tiresias: All that I shall say will happen or not, for great Apollo confers on me the faculty of prophesying. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil To a mind like that of Tiresias, a pack of cards was full of human nature. The Infernal Marriage Already Tiresias warned Ulysses in the Underworld to hold his appetite in check and that of his companions, if he wished to return home. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary By this means, the striking quarrel betwixt the monarch and Tiresias is, with great art, postponed to the third act; and the interest, of course, is more gradually heightened than in the Grecian tragedy. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Seven thousand Jews occupy a third part of the city, founded by old Tiresias's daughter, where they have a synagogue, and live after their own fashion. Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I His mind appears to have held equal communion with the inspired writers, and with the bards and sages of ancient Greece and Rome;— "Blind Thamyris, and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old." Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution Tiresias, absent on a secret mission, had been summoned back by Pluto, and appointed to attend her Majesty during her journey and her visit, for Pluto had the greatest confidence in his discretion. The Infernal Marriage In such fashion Tiresias calls into vision the course of the entire poem, and reaches even beyond it, embracing the whole life of Ulysses, till he too descends for the last time into Hades. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary I did not hear him speak it: They accuse me,— The priest, Adrastus and Eurydice,— Of murdering Laius!—Tell me, while I think on't, Has old Tiresias practised long this trade? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 The President of Haiti is a colored man, named Tiresias Simon Sam, and the officers of the government are all colored people. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 56, December 2, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls The play was "Oedipus," and the part of Tiresias, the blind prophet, was undertaken by Dr. Clancy. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Tiresias came next, in a basalt chariot, yoked to royal steeds. The Infernal Marriage Thus Tiresias is put at the beginning, he being the typical person of this Underworld, in which the deities, Pluto and Proserpine, do not appear, being held in the dark background. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Enter Tiresias, leaning on a staff, led by his Daughter Manto, followed by other Thebans. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Be of good cheer; for thou hast steered thy foot, Tiresias, near to thy friends; but take hold of him, my son. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. And though hitherto we have fared well in this war, know ye for certain, for Tiresias the soothsayer hath said it, that there cometh a great danger this day upon the city. Stories from the Greek Tragedians Tiresias, dismounting from his chariot, and leaning on Manto, now approached her Majesty, and requesting her royal commands, recommended her to lose no time in getting on board. The Infernal Marriage Yet this choice requires activity from the hero, who has to draw his sword and keep off the crowd of spirits, till the right one comes, the Theban seer Tiresias. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Lord Creon, you and Diocles retire: Tiresias, and the brother-hood of priests, Approach the place: None at these rites assist, But you the accused, who by the mouth of Laius Must be absolved or doomed. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Now Tiresias prophesied that victory should be on the side of the Thebans, if Menœceus the son of Creon would give himself up to be sacrificed to Mars. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. But scarcely had they departed when there came the old prophet Tiresias, seeking the King. Stories from the Greek Tragedians To this popular suggestion Proserpine was pleased to accede, and herself and Tiresias, Manto and the captain of the yacht, were soon engaged at the proposed amusement. The Infernal Marriage But we noticed the same characteristic before, in the first division of the Book, where the sacrificial rites and the part of Tiresias were given. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary If thou art guilty, heaven will make it known; If innocent, then let Tiresias die. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 My son, well has Tiresias advised you; dwell with us, not away from the laws. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. In the course of his career he had the satisfaction of winning the Derby in 1819 with Tiresias. The Portland Peerage Romance Tiresias, I say, loved a rubber, and was a first-rate player, though, perhaps, given a little too much to finesse. The Infernal Marriage So speaks Tiresias and is therein a kind of world-judge, prefiguring Minos of the last stage of Hades. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Methinks 'twere brave this night to force the temple, While blind Tiresias conjures up the fiends, And pass the time with nice Eurydice. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 O Tiresias, direct me, an old man; for you are wise. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Beside what you have told me, O Tiresias, answer to this petition of mine: by what arts and expedients may I be able to repair my ruined fortunes—why do you laugh? The Works of Horace Who could have supposed that all this time Tiresias was concocting an epigram on Pluto! The Infernal Marriage So she copies where she cannot originate, and in this way she is decidedly distinguished from Tiresias, though both are prophetic. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The Tiresias of Sophocles, for example, upon his first introduction, denounces Œdipus as the slayer of Laius, braves his resentment, and prophesies his miserable catastrophe. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Since you, O Tiresias, do not see this light, I will be to you an interpreter of things. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Their joy at being united is marred only by Ulysses' determination soon to resume his travels, and pursue them until Tiresias' prediction has been fulfilled. The Book of the Epic Tiresias, having been both a man and a woman, decided in favor of women. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women Already both Tiresias and Circe have given the warning, which Ulysses now repeats to his companions and even exacts an oath from them not to harm the holy flocks. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Enter Tiresias, leaning on a staff, and led by his Daughter Manto. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Have you persuaded him to this, O Tiresias? do you wish, introducing this new God among men, to examine birds and to receive rewards for fiery omens? The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Then she informed him he must first visit the Cimmerian shore and consult the shade of the blind seer Tiresias. The Book of the Epic In his youth, Tiresias unwittingly came upon Athene while she was bathing, and was punished by the loss of sight. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems "To consult the soul of the blind Theban seer Tiresias, whose mind is still unimpaired; to him alone of the dead Proserpine gave a mind to know." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary What old Tiresias can, Shall straight be done.—Lead, The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 The decision was taken previously in 1901, under the former government of Gen. Tiresias Simon Sam, and maintained by the actual government of Gen. Nord Alexis, in February and March of this year. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Antigone is immured, but at last, moved by the advice of the Chorus and the dire predictions of the seer Tiresias, Creon changes his mind and hastens with men and tools to liberate the virgin. Primitive Love and Love-Stories The inhabitants of Thebes looked to Tiresias for direction in times of war. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems She has already appeared, even before Tiresias came; now she is the first after that prophet, who gives directions to Ulysses supplicating: "Tell me, O Prophet, how shall my mother recognize me as her son." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Tiresias, thee I summon by thy priesthood, Tell me what news from hell; where Laius points, And whose the guilty head! The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 One couplet is exceedingly beautiful, in its reference to the author's blindness:— "Just Heaven, thee like Tiresias to requite, Rewards with prophecy thy loss of sight." Old Portraits, Modern Sketches, Personal Sketches and Tributes Complete, Volume VI., the Works of Whittier One couplet is exceedingly beautiful, in its reference to the author's blindness:— "Just Heaven, thee like Tiresias to requite, Rewards with prophecy thy loss of sight." Old Portraits, Part 1, from Volume VI., The Works of Whittier: Old Portraits and Modern Sketches But at length she bade Odysseus seek the region of Hades, and ask of the sage Tiresias how he might ever return to Ithaca. Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew A certain critic finds fault with Circe because she repeats the warning of Tiresias, and he holds that some botcher or editor, not Homer, transferred the passage from one place to the other. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary My hurt is nothing, sir; but I appeal To wise Tiresias, if my accusation Be not most true. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Oedipus, in spite of the warnings of the blind priest, Tiresias, finds out the truth. Outline of Universal History The singers with whom he would fain equal himself are not Dante, or Tasso, or, as Dryden would have it, Spenser, but Blind Thamyris, and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old. Milton But though he would have talked with the heroes for a year and more, he sought out Tiresias. Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew But Ulysses must first hear Tiresias, the strongest ties of Family are subordinate to the great purpose. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The sacrifices having been duly performed, the spirits appeared,—Elpenor, my yet unburied comrade, whose body lay on Circe's isle, my own dead mother, and the Theban seer, Tiresias, with his golden wand. National Epics Manto, the daughter of Tiresias and a great prophetess, investigates the entrails in public. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius It was also necessary, for the sake of contrast with his future misery, to exhibit him in his treatment of Tiresias and Creon, in all the haughtiness of regal dignity. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature Odysseus, who feared lest his men might forget the warning of Tiresias, was very loath to land. Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew In a sense we may say that Tiresias is Past, Present and Future, he is the voice of the Past speaking in the Present foretelling the Future. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary As we neared the Island of the Sun I told my comrades again of the warning of Tiresias, and begged them to sail past without stopping. National Epics Tiresias was one of the most celebrated soothsayers of the early ages of Greece. Lives of the Necromancers Lines 1-77 Oedipus calls upon Tiresias to reveal the Murderer of Laius. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles I had the example of Tiresias and of Caeneus; your gibes touch them as well as me. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Tiresias speaks at first without drinking of the blood, yet he has to drink of it to tell his prophecy. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Dear friend, to Hades' realms I needs must go, To counsel with Tiresias of Thebes. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 Now, good Tiresias, add one favour more To those your kindness has vouchsafed before, And tell me by what ways I may redeem My broken fortunes—You're amused, 'twould seem. The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry Lines 882-928 Creon, having been brought to Repentance by the Denunciations of the Prophet Tiresias, sets out to bury the Corpse of Polynices and release Antigone from the Cave of Death. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles Ha! the question that Tiresias paid so dearly for answering! Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Let me here remark that I read the whole series of poems published under the title "Tiresias," full of admiration for their freshness and vigour. Alfred Tennyson And now, in pursuance of my original design, I went to Tiresias, explained my case fully, and implored him to give me his views upon the best life. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 Tiresias, in his youth, had by chance seen Minerva bathing. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable Tiresias, thou whose thought embraces all, Revealed or unrevealed, in heaven or earth, In how sad plight our city is, thy mind, If not thy eye, discerns. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles Piers the ploughman must once more become the hero of song, and Saul Kane, the poacher, must find a place, alongside of Tiresias and Merlin, among the seers and mystics. Songs of the Ridings The end of 1884 saw the publication of Tiresias and other Poems, dedicated to "My good friend, Robert Browning," and opening with the beautiful verses to one who never was Mr Browning's friend, Edward FitzGerald. Alfred Tennyson Whether you are blind or not, Tiresias, would be a difficult question. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come. The Odyssey A scene follows between him and Creon, his wife's brother, whom he had accused of treasonably plotting against him in concert with Tiresias. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles Purposely he changes the word for soul to the masculine, to show that it was Tiresias. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies Tiresias, the monologue of the aged seer, blinded by excess of light when he beheld Athene unveiled, and under the curse of Cassandra, is worthy of the author who, in youth, wrote OEnone and Ulysses. Alfred Tennyson Why would you not vouchsafe him a look or a word, when he came to consult Tiresias that day? you stalked past your old comrade in arms as if he was beneath your notice. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 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. The Odyssey Creon, having been brought to repentance by the denunciations of the prophet Tiresias, sets out to bury the corpse of Polynices, and release Antigone from the cave of death. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles Eunice rose, trembling, with tears in her eyes, and went out; after a time she returned with the chief of the atrium, Tiresias, a Cretan. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero Then he knew that his fate was accomplished, and that death came upon him from the water, as the ghost of Tiresias in Hades had foretold. The World's Desire He praised Corneille for not bringing that learned and reverend divine Tiresias on the stage in the tragedy of Oedipus. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 I shall give the angler such a hint of its whereabouts as Tiresias, in Hades, gave to Odysseus concerning the end of his second wanderings. Angling Sketches For Mr. Ready-to-halt’s crutches have not only eyes like Tiresias’ staff, they have ears also, and hands and feet. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) But when he returned, he gave command to call Tiresias. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero I Tiresias, old man with wrinkled dugs Perceived the scene, and foretold the rest - I too awaited the expected guest. The Waste Land The daughter of Tiresias of Thebes, a city dedicated to Bacchus. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete Among all the devout and beautiful fables of the “dispensation of paganism,” there is nothing finer than the fable of blind Tiresias and his staff. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) As Aaron’s rod budded before the testimony and bloomed blossoms and yielded almonds, so Tiresias’ staff budded eyes, and divine eyes too, for the blind prophet’s guidance and direction. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) Since, besides this, he could not endure opposition, nor anything which ruffled his calmness, he looked for a while at the kneeling girl, and then said,—"Call Tiresias, and return with him." Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero Tiresias, although a mere spectator and not indeed a "character," is yet the most important personage in the poem, uniting all the rest. The Waste Land Dante appears to have forgotten that he had placed Manto, the daughter of Tiresias, among the sorcerers. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete Lombardi excuses our author better, by observing that Tiresias had a daughter named Daphne. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete All other men about him, prophets and priests both, often lost their way, but Tiresias after his blindness, never, till Tiresias and his staff became a proverb and a parable in the land. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) "Pain met thee yesterday at the hands of Tiresias; hence happiness also should come." Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero What Tiresias sees, in fact, is the substance of the poem. The Waste Land |
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