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Ancient Greek vase painting showing Odysseus seated between Eurylochos, who wears a helmet and cloak, and Perimedes, as they consult the shade of Tiresias. Engraving showing Tiresias as a woman striking two intertwined snakes with a stick in a wooded landscape, from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Interactive map introduction for Odysseus's Voyage, with instructions and a Start Journey button over a faded map of the Mediterranean region. Ralph Richardson as Tiresias gestures toward Laurence Olivier as Oedipus on stage in the Old Vic Theatre Company's 1945-1946 production of Sophocles' Oedipus.
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Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece.
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Tiresias: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added media. Jun 03, 2026
Added media. Jun 01, 2026
Article thoroughly revised and updated. May 30, 2026
Invalidated site: In2Greece - Tiresias, Greece. Feb 06, 2020
Media added. Jun 10, 2016
Added more detail about Tiresias in Greek mythology. May 28, 2015
Added new Web site: Encyclopedia Mythica - Tiresias. Mar 30, 2009
Added new Web site: In2Greece - Tiresias, Greece. Mar 30, 2009
Article revised and updated. Dec 12, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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