Tiresias: The Prophet Who Lived as Both Man and Woman

Could Tiresias, the blind seer of ancient Greek mythology, have been more than a legendary figure? This episode explores the story of the unknown prophet Tiresias, his appearance in the Odyssey, his extraordinary transformation, and the famous dispute involving Zeus and Hera that made him one of the most mysterious figures in Greek tradition. We also examine surprising connections between Greek mythology, prophecy, Islamic narrations, Imam Ali, Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, and the tradition of the 124,000 prophets sent to humanity. Was Tiresias simply a mythological seer, or could his story preserve traces of a forgotten prophet whose true identity was lost to history?