Tiresias

Tiresias
From the story   -   The Odyssey
Of the tradition   -   Greek Oral Poetry
Role in story   -   Prophet in underworld who shows Odysseus the exit

Tiresias is a Theban prophet who inhabits the underworld. Tiresias meets Odysseus when Odysseus journeys to the underworld in Book 11. He shows Odysseus how to get back to Ithaca and allows Odysseus to communicate with the other souls in Hades.

The Odyssey by Homer edit

Ithaca Residents: Odysseus - Telemachus - Penelope - Eumaeus - Eurycleia - Melanthius - Melantho - Laertes Gods and Goddesses: Athena - Poseidon - Zeus - Hermes Suitors: Antinous - Eurymachus - Amphinomus Voyage Acquaintances: Calypso - Polyphemus - Circe - Tiresias - Nestor - Menelaus - Helen - Agamemnon Phaeacians: Nausicaa - Alcinous - Arete Italacized members are Odysseus's enemies - Strike-through members are deceased by the end of The Odyssey