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Tiresias

The blind prophet of Thebes, referenced in a poem.

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First appearance: the strayed reveller

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TETemenusZEZeusAHArthur Hugh Cl…HEHerculesEUEurystheusTITiresias

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  • Miscellaneous literary figures
  • Persian epic heroes
  • Heracles family

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