person
Teiresias
also: Τειρεσίας
The blind Theban prophet, the only shade in Hades allowed by Persephone to keep his full mind after death; Odysseus travels to the underworld expressly to consult him about his homecoming.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §10.487 Theban Teiresias
The blind prophet of Thebes, uniquely permitted by Persephone to keep his full mind among the dead; consulting his shade is the whole purpose of Odysseus's trip to Hades.
- The Odyssey §11.84 Theban Teiresias
The blind seer whose prophecy — Poseidon's grudge, the cattle of the Sun, the suitors, and Odysseus's eventual gentle death — frames everything still to come in the poem.