TEIRESIAS

Meaning of TEIRESIAS in English

/tuy ree"see euhs/ , n.

Tiresias.

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TIRESIAS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Teiresias Date: 14th century a blind seer of Thebes who in one Greek myth is …
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TIRESIAS — /tuy ree"see euhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena …
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TIRESIAS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Teiresias Date: 14th century : a blind seer of Thebes who in one Greek myth …
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TIRESIAS — [Ti.re.si.as] n [L, fr. Gk Teiresias]: a blind seer of Thebes who in one Greek myth is changed into a …
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