Odysseus will need to rely on his intelligence, patience, and resilience as he continues his journey. Tiresias' predictions suggest that Odysseus will face many challenges that will test his wit, ability to endure hardship, and his determination to return home. These heroic qualities will help Odysseus navigate the dangers ahead and ultimately reach his goal.
The seer's name is Tiresias. He tells Creon that if Creon does not follow the laws of the gods and refuse to bury Antigone's brother, then Creon's own son will die.
Tiresias. has written: 'Notes from the overground.'
Odysseus will need great courage & willpower & even though he will need to be extremely cunning (all of these are heroic traits), he still decides to continue on to be able to see his family & gain glory and honor.Odysseus will have to first of all rely on his qualities of leadership and survival when he deals with a shipwreck. He is also going to have to rely on his stoicism and skills as a warrior when he returns home and has to slay his wife's suitors. Finally, he is going to have to rely on his skills of exploration when he goes to a land which has never heard of ships.
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.
Basically he tells Creon, that by punishing Antigone for burying her brother against his (Creon's) order, but in accordance with divine law, that Creon is really upsetting the gods and they are going to punish him.
The name of the blind prophet is Tiresias.
He suspects that Tiresias has been bribed to oppose him.
That is the correct spelling of Tiresias, a legendary blind prophet of Thebes.
Tiresias is a Roman name itself. Tiresias was the name of the blind prophet of Thebes, who forecast that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother.
Odysseus seeks Tiresias' advice to navigate his journey back home since Tiresias possesses prophetic abilities and insights into the future. Tiresias can help Odysseus understand the challenges he will face and how to overcome them. Additionally, Tiresias can provide guidance on appeasing the gods, which is crucial for Odysseus's safe return.
Tiresias predicts that Odysseus will die an old man at sea.
Tiresias is blind. (He also had a sex change.)