entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note ENT_TIRESIAS,SRC_APOLLODORUS_LIBRARY,scholarly attestation,Library 3.6.7; blinded by Athena (or Hera); compensated with prophetic gifts and long life; seven generations of prophetic ability ENT_TIRESIAS,SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY,direct attestation,"Tiresias is the central figure of Odyssey XI.90-150 (the Nekyia): Odysseus descends to the underworld specifically to consult Tiresias, who prophesies his return, warns about the cattle of Helios, and reveals the journey to Epirus; this is the primary Homeric attestation and the foundational text for Tiresias as the prophet who retains his mind even in death" ENT_TIRESIAS,SRC_THEOI_DEIFIED,index attestation,Attested in Theoi Deified Mortals index. ENT_TIRESIAS,SRC_THEOI_HOME,index attestation,"Attested in Theoi Project index (Greek gods, spirits, heroes in classical literature)."