Do you know about a blind prophet named Teiresias? Well, i have come across this character when i read Oedipus King. In that story, Teiresias serves as an antagonist who go against king Oedipus. Oedipus has seeks him in order to find the murderer of the deceased king. However, Teiresias didn't want to reveal the truth because the real murderer is the king himself. Oedipus later provokes Teiresias to speak and then he spat out the truth about the incident.
Lets leave the story behind and focus on Teiresias himself. Why is he blind? Is he being born with the blindness or it is caused by someone. Actually, Teiresias ACCIDENTLY came across Athena while she was bathing, so she blinded him. At his mother pleading, Athena gave Teiresias the gift of prophecy as a compensation. Then, he started to gives the important prophecy and that made him the famous prophet of Thebes.
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