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PRONUNCIATION OF TIRESIAS

Tiresias  [taɪˈriːsɪˌæs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIRESIAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tiresias is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TIRESIAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tiresias

Tiresias

In Greek mythology, Tiresias was a blind prophet of Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo. Tiresias participated fully in seven generations at Thebes, beginning as advisor to Cadmus himself. Tiresias was a prophet of Apollo.

Definition of Tiresias in the English dictionary

The definition of Tiresias in the dictionary is a blind soothsayer of Thebes, who revealed to Oedipus that the latter had murdered his father and married his mother.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIRESIAS


Asturias
æˈstʊərɪˌæs
candy-ass
ˈkændɪˌæs
capias
ˈkeɪpɪˌæs
galleass
ˈɡælɪˌæs
galliass
ˈɡælɪˌæs
Herodias
hɛˈrəʊdɪˌæs
Lysias
ˈlɪsɪˌæs
materfamilias
ˌmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs
matresfamilias
ˌmeɪtreɪzfəˈmɪlɪˌæs
paillasse
ˈpælɪˌæs
palliasse
ˈpælɪˌæs
paterfamilias
ˌpeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs
Pelias
ˈpiːlɪˌæs
Phidias
ˈfɪdɪˌæs
Pythias
ˈpɪθɪˌæs
Tiberias
taɪˈbɪərɪˌæs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIRESIAS

Tirana
tirasse
tire
tired
tired and emotional
tired out
tiredly
tiredness
Tiree
tireless
tirelessly
tirelessness
tireling
tiresome
tiresomely
tiresomeness
tirewoman
tirewomen
Tirich Mir

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIRESIAS

Abdias
albricias
alias
Ananias
asclepias
bias
Deo gratias
Dias
Duque de Caxias
Elias
forward bias
galimatias
gender bias
golias
Josias
Lias
Malachias
Matthias
Trias
Zacharias

Synonyms and antonyms of Tiresias in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Tiresias» into 25 languages

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提瑞西士
1,325 millions of speakers

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Tiresias
570 millions of speakers

English

Tiresias
510 millions of speakers

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Tiresias
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تيريسياس
280 millions of speakers

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Тиресий
278 millions of speakers

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Tirésias
270 millions of speakers

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Tiresias
260 millions of speakers

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Tirésias
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiresias
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Tiresias
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ティレシアス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

티레시 아스
85 millions of speakers

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Tiresias
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Tiresias
80 millions of speakers

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Tiresias
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टायर्सिझ
75 millions of speakers

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Tiresias
70 millions of speakers

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Tiresia
65 millions of speakers

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Tiresias
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тіресій
40 millions of speakers

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Tiresias
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τειρεσίας
15 millions of speakers
af

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Tiresias
14 millions of speakers
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Tiresias
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tiresias
5 millions of speakers

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The term «Tiresias» is regularly used and occupies the 65.732 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tiresias

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIRESIAS»

Discover the use of Tiresias in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tiresias and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Memory of Tiresias: Intertextuality and Film
In "The Memory of Tiresias," Mikhail Iamposlki presents the first sustained attempt to develop a theory of cinematic intertextuality.
Mikhail Iampolski, 1998
2
Tiresian Poetics: Modernism, Sexuality, Voice, 1888-2001
This book looks at how in literature of the 20th century, Tiresias has come to function as a cultural shorthand for queer sexualities.
Ed Madden, 2008
3
The Waste Land: A Critical Study
We shall have occasion to illustrate these points in the course of our detailed analysis of the various sections of the poem, but such an analysis should be preceded by a brief explanation of the significance of Tiresias, the protagonist of the ...
Vikramaditya Rai, 1970
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The Experiences of Tiresias: The Feminine and the Greek Man
Of course, one day, by again attacking a pair of snakes, Tiresias regains his male form. But this passage through femininity leaves him with the experiences of both sexes (two “characters,” “natures,” “pleasures,” or “forms”), the subject of ...
Nicole Loraux, 2014
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Approaches to Greek Myth
The blindness of Oedipus, structurally parallel to the deaths of his father and sons , is also related to the blindness of the Theban prophet Tiresias, an important figure in the Oedipus myth. One aspect of the myth of Tiresias, the variant accounts ...
Lowell Edmunds, 1990
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History and Memory: Suffering and Art
The. Suffering. of. Tiresias. in. Greek. Tragedy. M. A. R. Habib. Rutgers University, Camden ONE of the foundations of "European identity" has been its problematic relation to the divine, a relation fraught with suffering. The legendary Theban ...
Harold Schweizer, 1998
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Critical Companion to T. S. Eliot: A Literary Reference to ...
The typist and young man's moment of sexual intimacy is merely another one of those universal moments repeated ceaselessly “on this same divan or bed,” as Tiresias so astutely observes. So, too, this scene in The Waste Land is that single  ...
Russell E. Murphy, 2007
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Collected Papers II: Photomechanical Reprint
Photomechanical Reprint A. Schutz A. Brodersen. TIRESIAS, OR OUR KNOWLEDGE OF FUTURE EVENTS I Tiresias was blinded early in life because he saw Athena naked, but the gods comforted him by the gift of seercraft. This is one of the ...
A. Schutz, A. Brodersen, 1976
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Classical Mythology
TIRESIAS A recurring figure in the Theban saga is the blind prophet Tiresias. Descended from one of the Spartoi, he was the son of a nymph, Chariclo, a follower of Athena, and a Theban nobleman, Eueres. He appears in the Baccbae of ...
Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon, 1999
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Modern Myths
voice which announces, "And I Tiresias have foresuffered all/ Enacted on this same divan or bed" (44). Without the poem's notes, this would merely be puzzling ; with them, it is astonishing as well, for who could otherwise have imagined, ...
David Bevan, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIRESIAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tiresias is used in the context of the following news items.
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'True Detective' season 2 literary references explained
Creon decides to bury Antigone alive, when Tiresias, the blind prophet, warns him that the gods are not pleased, and that Creon will lose a son for his crimes. «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»
2
'Day of Anger' Is a Spaghetti Western Oedipus
... is the story of Oedipus, with even a half-blind, half-lame Tiresias figure around the edges. In this case, Scott's father figure isn't literal but figurative, since aging ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
3
Stage Review: 'Les Mamelles de Tiresias' at Midtown Opera Festival
Friday is the first performance of “Les Mamelles de Tirésias,” a surrealistic farce by 20th century composer Francis Poulenc with inflatable dolls, silly duels, ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Apr 15»
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Preview: 'Breasts of Tiresias' packs a punch
He chose to create a thesis unlike anything Bates has seen before by using Apollinaire's early French surrealist text, The Breasts of Tiresias, translated in the ... «The Bates Student, Mar 15»
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Review: Kate Tempest, a Young Poet Conjuring Ancient Gods
Tiresias, the blind seer in Greek mythology who lived as a man and a woman, is the presiding figure in her collection “Hold Your Own,” and the contemporary ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
6
Doomed to Destiny in the Barrio: 'Oedipus El Rey' at The Rep
Then, he is whisked away by the father's number one henchman, Tiresias, who cannot bring himself to kill the baby, so raises him as his own. Later on, he even ... «Times of San Diego, Mar 15»
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Auer '15 creates an immersive interpretation of Apollinaire's …
Dan Peeples '17 of Pierpont, New York, portrays the husband in the Bates production of “The Breasts of Tiresias,” directed by Nick Auer '15. (Phyllis Graber ... «Bates News, Mar 15»
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Hold Your Own review – powerful poetry from Kate Tempest
Hold Your Own is built around the story of Tiresias: transformed by Hera into a woman for seven years as punishment after he happens upon a pair of copulating ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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Theatre Preview: Oedipus & Antigone
“Our Tiresias was blinded by an accident and I think that makes her relationship with Oedipus different. When he blinds himself, she can remember and literally ... «Varsity Online, Oct 14»
10
Kate Tempest: 'Rapping changed my life'
The two primary voices that emerge from Kate Tempest's new collection of poetry, Hold Your Own, belong to Tempest herself and to Tiresias, the mysterious ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tiresias [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tiresias>. May 2024 ».
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