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noun

Tīrĕsĭas

gen. ae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
= Τειρεσίας.
A celebrated blind soothsayer of Thebes
A celebrated blind soothsayer of Thebes, Hyg. Fab. 68; 75; Cic. Tusc. 5, 39, 115; id. Div. 1, 40, 88; 2, 3, 9; id. N. D. 2, 3, 7; Ov. M. 3, 323; 6, 157; Hor. S. 2, 5, 1; Stat. Th. 10, 589.—
a blind man by extension
Transf., for a blind man, Juv. 13, 249.
Perseus ID: n48408 Key: Tiresias