Teiresias - Text References

The Odyssey

Lattimore

• book 10, line 492 - Kirke tells Odysseus that he must go to the House of Hades and Persephone to consult with the soul of Teiresias the Theban
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• book 10, line 524 - Kirke tells Odysseus that after he returns to his home he must make a sacrifice to Teiresias
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• book 10, line 537 - Kirke tells Odysseus that Teiresias will come to him at the entrance to the Underworld if he follows her instructions
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• book 10, line 565 - Odysseus tells his companions that Kirke said they must consult with the soul of Teiresias if they want to return to their homes
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• book 11, line 32 - Odysseus tells his companions that when he returns to his home he must sacrifice a barren cow and a black ram to Teiresias
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• book 11, line 50 - Odysseus tells his companions that he must draw his sword to keep the other dead souls at bay until he has questioned Teiresias
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• book 11, line 89 - Odysseus would not let the soul of his mother Antikleia come near him until after he had questioned Teiresias
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• book 11, line 90 - The soul of Teiresias came to Odysseus carrying a golden staff
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• book 11, line 139 - When Teiresias tells Odysseus of his death, Odysseus says that it must be the will of the gods
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• book 11, line 150 - After speaking to Odysseus, the soul of Teiresias returned to the House of Hades
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• book 11, line 165 - Odysseus tells the soul of his mother Antikleia that he has come to the Underworld to consult with Teiresias
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• book 11, line 479 - Odysseus tells the soul of Achilleus that he has come to the Underworld to consult with Teiresias
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• book 12, line 267 - Odysseus remembers that Kirke and Teiresias told him to avoid the island of Helios
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• book 12, line 272 - Odysseus tells his companions that Kirke and Teiresias told him to avoid the island of Helios
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• book 23, line 251 - Odysseus tells his wife Penelope that the prophet Teiresias told him that he had many more trials to endure even after he returned to his home
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• book 23, line 323 - Odysseus tells his wife Penelope that when he went to the House of Hades to consult the prophet Teiresias he saw the soul of his mother Antikleia

Loeb

• book 10, line 492 - Circe tells Odysseus that he must go to the House of Hades and Persephone to consult with the soul of Teiresias the Theban
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• book 10, line 524 - Circe tells Odysseus that after he returns to his home he must make a sacrifice to Teiresias
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• book 10, line 537 - Circe tells Odysseus that Teiresias will come to him at the entrance to the Underworld if he follows her instructions
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• book 10, line 565 - Odysseus tells his companions that Circe said they must consult with the soul of Teiresias if they want to return to their homes
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• book 11, line 32 - Odysseus tells his companions that when he returns to his home he must sacrifice a barren cow and a black ram to Teiresias
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• book 11, line 50 - Odysseus tells his companions that he must draw his sword to keep the other dead souls at bay until he has questioned Teiresias
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• book 11, line 89 - Odysseus would not let the soul of his mother Anticleia come near him until after he had questioned Teiresias
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• book 11, line 90 - The soul of Teiresias came to Odysseus carrying a golden staff
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• book 11, line 139 - When Teiresias tells Odysseus of his death, Odysseus says that it must be the will of the gods
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• book 11, line 151 - After speaking to Odysseus, the soul of Teiresias returned to the House of Hades
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• book 11, line 165 - Odysseus tells the soul of his mother Anticleia that he has come to the Underworld to consult with Teiresias
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• book 11, line 479 - Odysseus tells the soul of Achilles that he has come to the Underworld to consult with Teiresias
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• book 12, line 267 - Odysseus remembers that Circe and Teiresias told him to avoid the island of Helios
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• book 12, line 272 - Odysseus tells his companions that Circe and Teiresias told him to avoid the island of Helios
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• book 23, line 251 - Odysseus tells his wife Penelope that the prophet Teiresias told him that he had many more trials to endure even after he returned to his home
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• book 23, line 323 - Odysseus tells his wife Penelope that when he went to the House of Hades to consult the prophet Teiresias he saw the soul of his mother Anticleia

Fagles

• book 10, line 541 - Circe tells Odysseus that he must go to the House of Hades and Persephone to consult with the soul of Teiresias the Theban
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• book 10, line 577 - Circe tells Odysseus that after he returns to his home he must make a sacrifice to Teiresias
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• book 10, line 592 - Circe tells Odysseus that Teiresias will come to him at the entrance to the Underworld if he follows her instructions
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• book 10, line 622 - Odysseus tells his companions that Circe said they must consult with the soul of Teiresias if they want to return to their homes
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• book 11, line 35 - Odysseus tells his companions that when he returns to his home he must sacrifice a barren cow and a black ram to Teiresias
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• book 11, line 56 - Odysseus tells his companions that he must draw his sword to keep the other dead souls at bay until he has questioned Teiresias
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• book 11, line 99 - Odysseus would not let the soul of his mother Anticleia come near him until after he had questioned Teiresias
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• book 11, line 100 - The soul of Teiresias came to Odysseus carrying a golden staff
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• book 11, line 157 - When Teiresias tells Odysseus of his death, Odysseus says that it must be the will of the gods
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• book 11, line 172 - After speaking to Odysseus, the soul of Teiresias returned to the House of Hades
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• book 11, line 187 - Odysseus tells the soul of his mother Anticleia that he has come to the Underworld to consult with Teiresias
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• book 11, line 543 - Odysseus tells the soul of Achilles that he has come to the Underworld to consult with Teiresias
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• book 12, line 290 - Odysseus remembers that Circe and Teiresias told him to avoid the island of Helios
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• book 12, line 295 - Odysseus tells his companions that Circe and Teiresias told him to avoid the island of Helios
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• book 23, line 286 - Odysseus tells his wife Penelope that the prophet Teiresias told him that he had many more trials to endure even after he returned to his home
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• book 23, line 366 - Odysseus tells his wife Penelope that when he went to the House of Hades to consult the prophet Teiresias he saw the soul of his mother Anticleia

Fitzgerald

• book 10, line 547 - Kirke tells Odysseus that he must go to the House of Hades and Persephone to consult with the soul of Teiresias the Theban
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• book 10, line 581 - Kirke tells Odysseus that after he returns to his home he must make a sacrifice to Teiresias
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• book 10, line 594 - Kirke tells Odysseus that Teiresias will come to him at the entrance to the Underworld if he follows her instructions
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• book 10, line 624 - Odysseus tells his companions that Kirke said they must consult with the soul of Teiresias if they want to return to their homes
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• book 11, line 35 - Odysseus tells his companions that when he returns to his home he must sacrifice a barren cow and a black ram to Teiresias
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• book 11, line 53 - Odysseus tells his companions that he must draw his sword to keep the other dead souls at bay until he has questioned Teiresias
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• book 11, line 99 - Odysseus would not let the soul of his mother Antikleia come near him until after he had questioned Teiresias
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• book 11, line 100 - The soul of Teiresias came to Odysseus carrying a golden staff
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• book 11, line 154 - When Teiresias tells Odysseus of his death, Odysseus says that it must be the will of the gods
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• book 11, line 168 - After speaking to Odysseus, the soul of Teiresias returned to the House of Hades
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• book 11, line 186 - Odysseus tells the soul of his mother Antikleia that he has come to the Underworld to consult with Teiresias
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• book 11, line 564 - Odysseus tells the soul of Akhilleus that he has come to the Underworld to consult with Teiresias
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• book 12, line 346 - Odysseus remembers that Kirke and Teiresias told him to avoid the island of Helios
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• book 12, line 351 - Odysseus tells his companions that Kirke and Teiresias told him to avoid the island of Helios
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• book 23, line 281 - Odysseus tells his wife Penelope that the prophet Teiresias told him that he had many more trials to endure even after he returned to his home
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• book 23, line 361 - Odysseus tells his wife Penelope that when he went to the House of Hades to consult the prophet Teiresias he saw the soul of his mother Antikleia

The Returns

• fragment 1 - The seer Kalchas (Calchas) returned from Troy by land to Kolophon (Colophon) to bury Teiresias who had died there

The Telegony

• fragment 1 - On his home island of Ithaka (Ithaca), Odysseus performs the sacrifices ordered by Teiresias

The Epigoni

• fragment 3 - Teiresias’ daughter Manto was captured at Thebes by the Epigoni and sent to Delphi as an offering; in accordance with the oracle of Apollon, she married a Mycenaean named Rhakios (Rhacius)

The Melampodia

• fragment 1 - The seer Kalchas (Calchas) was returning from Troy when he encountered Mopsos (Mopsus) who was the son of Teiresias’ daughter Manto
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• fragment 2 - Teiresias lived for seven or nine generations, from the time of Kadmos (Cadmus) down to the time of Eteokles (Eteocles) and Polyneikes (Polyneices)
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• fragment 3 - Teiresias was blinded by Hera and given prophetic powers by Zeus

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