A famous myth recounted in the Bibliothēkē of Pseudo-Apollodorus says that Tiresias came across two snakes mating on either Mount Cyllene or Mount Cithaeron. After striking and killing the female snake, Tiresias was transformed into a woman. Some versions attribute the transformation to Hera, queen of the gods. Tiresias lived as a woman for several years before encountering mating snakes again. This time he struck the male snake and was changed back into a man.
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