Tiresias

Tiresias is a man of many years who was blinded by the Hera for an act she did not agree with. Tiresias is also a prophet of Apollo. He is very old and since he cannot see, he has difficulty walking. He is often depicted as a man with a staff, beard, and hood. Tiresias knows that he is a merely messenger for the gods and he knows that because he delivers news that are good or bad, either willingly or reluctantly. If the gods are angry he tells the people and if the gods are warning or asking for

the poem where the narrator identifies as Tiresias and reacts to images following the crisis, we can analyze the allusions, images, and diction to give a broader understanding of specifically how Eliot exploits Greek mythology to explain the presence of a dark future to come for society. Tiresias is used as a narrator in this portion because he frequently operates as a vessel to see the future in works of Greek mythology, and Eliot employs Tiresias as a similar vessel to discuss the dark future

Tiresias is a minor, yet significant character in Oedipus the King and Antigone because he creates irony with the motif of sight, reveals the hamartias of Oedipus and Creon, and reestablishes the credibility of prophets to the Greek audience. Tiresias, the blind prophet, develops irony with the motif of sight, which is prevalent in both the plots of Oedipus the King and Antigone. In Oedipus the King, Tiresias enters tremulously with the knowledge of Oedipus’ family lineage, actions, and fate, that

is currently the King of Thebes. Tiresias, on the other hand, is a blind prophet. He is of old age and has a knowledge which surpasses that of Oedipus. It is obvious that the physical characteristics of these two characters are quite different, but also the way each interprets things. Being an old man Tiresias already is a step ahead of Oedipus in knowledge as the elders tend to have more life experience and therefore be more perceptive and mature.  But also Tiresias’ gift of being a prophet gives

with the power to predict future behaviors and events. He makes an appearance is several Greek myths such as Hercules, Oedipus the King, and the Royal House of Thebes, but the myth that truly portrays his role in Greek mythology is The Odyssey. Tiresias' character signifies the foreshadowing of future obstacles, and although just a minor role in text, his presence possesses the ability to control the fate of a story’s heroic figure.

Both topics of Tiresias being accused as blind by Oedipus (when he is in fact the blind one in the scenario placed within the play) and Jocasta being blind to the fact that the prophecy foretold to her came true coalesce in regards to reversal of binary in numerous processes, especially in regards to both having the motif of blindness vs sight, and ignorance vs knowing—not to mention disrespect of the Gods as a whole, something very fundamental to Greek culture at the time. What is happening here

potential discourse. Hence, Tiresias, the blind prophet, exhibits the utmost noble characteristics in both of Sophocles’ plays, Antigone and Oedipus The King by his ability to make moral decisions, and responsibly exploit his clairvoyance to help others. Tiresias’ embodiment of nobility is subtle yet sincere in both works, and other accounts seen in Greek mythology. He has countless respectable qualities in time with the decency and truth. In Oedipus the King, Tiresias is first introduced at the

tragedy Oedipus Rex, Oedipus’ actions toward Tiresias reveal that his tragic flaw is that he is very impulsive. When Tiresias arrives in Thebes Oedipus immediately starts to question Tiresias about who killed king Lauis. Tiresias knows the answers to all of Oedipus’ questions, but does not wish to share the secret. Oedipus continues to bother Tiresias in an effort to discover the secret, however, Tiresias refuses to give up the information. As a result of Tiresias withholding information Oedipus becomes

to the prophet Tiresias, a blind man. Tiresias does not want to talk to Oedipus because he knows the truth. As his denial makes Oedipus angry, Oedipus begins to bring up how Tiresias is blind. It is then an easy attack because Oedipus has eyes and is capable of seeing. He brags about his advantage, but is not grateful.

Teiresias tells Creon that his refusal to bury Polyneices and his punishment of Antigone for the burial will bring the curses of the gods down on Thebes. Teiresias foretell about Creon's fate is that his house will be full of grief, with is similar to telling that Creon or his family members will be kill. The ironic about Teiresias is blind is that although he is blind, but he realized what's going to happen based on Creon's decisions, while Creon, who he is not blind, but his decisions shows blindness