The blind prophet in Oedipus was Tiresias. Oedipus summons him for help to answer his questions; however Tiresias refuses to speak. Instead he tells Oedipus to forget his search for the murderer of their former King, Laius.
His name was Tiresias. In Greek mythology, he was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo
It's Prophet Teireasias.
The name of the blind prophet in sophocles' oedipus rex is teiresias.
Tiresias, the blind prophet.
blind prophet who sees only the truth
tiresias is a blind prophet. He is blind but can see what is going to happen.
Oedipus claims that the blind prophet Tieresias is plotting with Creon to take the throne.
Tiresias a blind prophet tells Oedipus that he will kill his father and marry his mother.
That it is his fate is the reason that Teiresias says that Oedipus will be blind in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet announces that Theban King Oedipus has physical sight. But he advises that Oedipus actually does not see in the sense of processing or understanding what stares him in his face about his true identity. He cautions that Oedipus will lose his physical sight before the day ends.
The blind prophet Tiresias who is called by Oedipus to reveal who killed King Laius. When he is hesitant to do so however as the killer is Oedipus, Oedipus jumpsto conclusions assuming that it is he Tiresias who murdered Laius.
Teiresias is the blind prophet in the play "Oedipus Rex."Specifically, Teiresias is called to help Theban King Oedipus find the murderer or murderers of Theban King Laius. Teiresias is reluctant to cooperate in the investigation. The audience soon realizes that the reluctance stems from the fact that Teiresias alone in Thebes knows the identity of the murderer.
Tireseas the blind prophet
Yes, Teiresias the blind prophet of Thebes knows the truth about Oedipus' life in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias has held down the job of advisor to the king and prophet of Thebes ever since the city's founding four generations before Oedipus' birth. He knows all, through a combination of divinely given knowledge and through skilled reading of ritual sacrifices. But he can tell all only upon the request of the reigning king. That is why he sits on his knowledge of Oedipus' misdeeds until sent for.
He is a blind prophet. Somewhat ironic that he cannot see, yet his predictions always come true.