# Teiresias — Oedipus Rex character guide

> Teiresias in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** lord Teiresias, Oedipus Teiresias, Teiresias Thou, Teiresias Not Creon

**First appearance:** 0002-oedipus-rex

## Who they are

Blind prophet who reveals the truth about Laius's murder to Oedipus.

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