# Tiresias

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A long-lived blind soothsayer who participated over seven generations in the legendary history of (the Greek city) Thebes, noted also for being transformed into a woman for seven years, so being symbolic of androgyny.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τειρεσίας (Teiresías).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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