person
Tiresias
also: Tiresia
The blind Theban seer whom Ulysses consults in the underworld (Odyssey 11); Horace turns the scene into a cynical tutorial in legacy-hunting.
Reading notes
- The Satires §2.5 Tiresias, beyond
The blind Theban prophet whom Ulysses questions among the dead (Odyssey 11); here he gives a deadpan masterclass in hunting rich men's wills.