person
Tiresias
also: the Theban seer
The blind Theban prophet. Having been turned into a woman and back, he judged a dispute between Jupiter and Juno over which sex enjoys love more; Juno blinded him, and Jupiter granted him prophecy in recompense.
Reading notes
- Ibis §8 old man, famed in Apollo's art
Tiresias, the blind Theban seer, struck blind after judging the playful quarrel of Jove and Juno.
- Metamorphoses §3.50 learned Tiresias
The blind Theban seer who had lived as both man and woman, and so was asked to judge which sex enjoys love more.