# Tiresias — The Odyssey character guide

> Tiresias in The Odyssey by Homer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** King Tiresias

**First appearance:** 0011-book-x-aeolus-the-lestrigonians-and-circ

## Who they are

The blind prophet of Thebes whom Ulysses consults in the underworld for guidance home.

## Links

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