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Tiresias said, "Of ten parts a man enjoys one only; But a woman enjoys the full ten parts in her heart". Hera struck him blind, but Zeus, in recompense, gave Tiresias the gift of foresight [note 7] and a lifespan of "seven ordinary lives". [4] Like other oracles, the circumstances in which Tiresias received his prophecies varied. Sometimes he ...
As a woman, Tiresias became a priestess of Hera, married, and had children, including Manto. After seven years as a woman, Tiresias again found mating snakes; depending on the myth, either she made sure to leave the snakes alone this time, or, according to Hyginus , trampled on them and became a man once more.
Uni was the equivalent of the Greek Hera and the Roman Juno, from whose name the name Uni may be derived. Usil: Epithet of Śuri, Etruscan deity identified with Greek Helios, Roman Sol. [49] Vea: Etruscan divinity, possibly taking its name from the city of Veii or vice versa. [53] Veltha, Velthume, Vethune, Veltune
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]
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.
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]
When Hera heard of that, she became so angry that she asked Tethys to keep them in a certain place so that the constellations would never sink below the horizon and receive water. [18] Arcas’ bones were brought from Mount Maenalos to an altar of Hera in Mantinea according to the instructions of the Delphic Oracle.
Rhea or Rheia (/ ˈ r iː ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ῥέα or Ῥεία [r̥ěː.aː]) is a mother goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Titan daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus, himself a son of Gaia.