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Pietro della Vecchia, Tiresias transformed into a woman, 17th century.. In Greek mythology, Tiresias (/ t aɪ ˈ r iː s i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Τειρεσίας, romanized: Teiresías) was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years.
In Greek mythology, Manto (Ancient Greek: Μαντώ) was the daughter of the prophet Tiresias and mother of Mopsus. [1] Tiresias was a Theban oracle who, according to tradition, was changed into a woman after striking a pair of copulating snakes with a rod, and was thereafter a priestess of Hera. [2]
There are several figures in Greek mythology named Manto / ˈ m æ n t oʊ / (Ancient Greek: Μαντώ), the most prominent being the daughter of Tiresias. The name Manto derives from Ancient Greek Mantis, "seer, prophet". Manto, daughter of Tiresias. [1] Manto, daughter of Heracles.
In Greek mythology, Siproites (/ s ɪ p r ˈ ɔɪ t ɪ s /, sip-ROY-teez; Ancient Greek: Σιπροίτης, romanized: Siproítēs), also romanized as Siproetes or Siproeta, is the name of a minor Cretan hero, a hunter who saw the goddess Artemis naked while she was bathing and was then transformed into a woman as punishment, paralleling the story of the hunter Actaeon.
In Greek mythology, Tisiphone (/ t ɪ ˈ s ɪ f ə n i / tiss-IF-ə-nee; Ancient Greek: Τισιφόνη, romanized: Tisiphónē, lit. 'avenger of bloodshed' [1]) is the daughter of Alcmaeon, Argive hero and one of the Epigoni, and Manto, the daughter of Tiresias.
The myth of Galanthis is also briefly mentioned by Pausanias: he recounts the Theban version of the story, which referred to the heroine as Historis, called her a daughter of Tiresias, and made no mention of her transformation. In this version, she deceived the female agents of Hera known as the Pharmacides ("Herbalists" or "Sorceresses") who ...
Chariclo, a nymph devotee of Athena, who became pregnant by a shepherd, Everes, giving birth to the prophet Tiresias. Tiresias was struck blind by Athena after seeing her naked. Chariclo begged Athena to give Tiresias his sight back, but the goddess could not undo her curse. She gave him the gift of prophecy instead. [4] [5]
Manto (daughter of Tiresias) Manto (mythology) Marpessa; Meda (mythology) Medusa; Megalai Ehoiai; Meganeira; Melantho (Odyssey) Melia (mythology) Meliboea of Ephesus; Melite (heroine) Memphis (mythology) Menippe and Metioche; Merope (daughter of Oenopion) Mese (mythology) Mestra; Meta (mythology) Milye; Mnesimache; Moirai; Molione (mythology ...