Teiresias

Nonnus, in the fifth book of the ` Dionysiaca, 'introduces Actreon exclaiming that he calls Teiresias happy, since, without dying, and with the loss of his eyesight merely, he had beheld Minerva unveiled, and thus, though blind, could for evermore carry her image in his soul. "

Romola George Eliot 1849

Teiresias is a figure from ancient Greek folklore, the archetypal sage.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

Teiresias is a figure from ancient Greek folklore, the archetypal sage.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

It is not clear if this was deliberate or accidental, but whichever the case, Teiresias was immediately punished by being transformed into a woman.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

Then, for a minute, I do feel a little like Teiresias, as if everything is really very clear, and my heart is full of love for this earthly existence.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

It is not clear if this was deliberate or accidental, but whichever the case, Teiresias was immediately punished by being transformed into a woman.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

Then, for a minute, I do feel a little like Teiresias, as if everything is really very clear, and my heart is full of love for this earthly existence.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

Then, for a minute, I do feel a little like Teiresias, as if everything is really very clear, and my heart is full of love for this earthly existence.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

Teiresias is a figure from ancient Greek folklore, the archetypal sage.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

It is not clear if this was deliberate or accidental, but whichever the case, Teiresias was immediately punished by being transformed into a woman.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011