A great number of things. He's involved in a full seven generations of Theban stories, so it's difficult to know which prophecy to which you are referring.
what does tiresias foretell
Tiresias warns Odysseus that he will never escape the one who shakes the earth (Poseidon) because he blinded Polyphemus.
Tiresias warns Odysseus that he will never escape the one who shakes the earth (Poseidon) because he blinded Polyphemus.
The past tense of foretell is foretold.
The genie in the fable pretended to foretell certain events. It is said that high winds foretell rain.
The gypsy at the fair will foretell your future for one dollar.
Tiresias. has written: 'Notes from the overground.'
In Homer's "The Odyssey," the spirit of the prophet Tiresias forewarns Odysseus about the challenges he will face on his journey home. Tiresias predicts that Odysseus will encounter dangers from the suitors vying for his wife, Penelope, and warns him not to harm the sacred cattle of the sun god Helios. Ultimately, he foretells that Odysseus will return home, but only after suffering significant losses and hardship. This prophecy emphasizes the themes of fate, consequences, and the need for perseverance in the face of adversity.
Oedipus is outraged at Tiresias' prophecy. He thinks Tiresias is lying to him and was "put up" to telling him that by Creon. Oedipus is so furious with Tiresias, that in the process he pushes Tiresias into making another prophecy (more of a premonition) that Oedipus will be blind.
"I will foretell yourfortune. But only for a price," I say mysteriously.
The name of the blind prophet is Tiresias.
He suspects that Tiresias has been bribed to oppose him.