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[Pixel || she/they || 20yo] Here I be mentally ill about my interests and draw art of my AUs | Sashannarcy is real, god (Anne Boonchuy) told me herself | that one dumbass who created the sapphic amphibia pirate au ☠️🏳️‍🌈
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Who is Tiresias?

Glad you asked! As the Underworld Saga is coming out soon, here is an overview of the character, in both Greek Mythology, and in Epic the Musical!!

First of all, in Greek Mythology he is, to me at least, a very, Very, VERY, confusing figure. (I won’t get into it all here, so don’t get mad at me for not trying to explain it all. Feel free to do your own research, but be prepared.) As in, I can’t seem to find any sources that quite agree on his origins, or the circumstances that surround his myths. Most agree he was blinded for revealing the secrets of the gods, but others that he angered the gods in some ways, or saw Athena bathing, or some other manner. In any case, his gift of foresight was in most cases given to him to make up for his blindness.

The part that gets confusing is he seems to change genders quite a lot, the most notable being the one caused by Hera, turning him female after he disturbed some snakes. Eventually he gets turned back male, though some other versions have Tiresias switch multiple other times (?).

Sometimes he is credited with the invention of augury (using birds to tell the future, usually through observation). He also apparently lived a really long time, almost seven generations, before he died. He was allowed to keep his foresight in the underworld, which then he uses later when Odysseus consults him.

In Epic, we know that Tiresias is the dead prophet that Circe sent Odysseus to talk to. Tiresias then tells Odysseus that he would make it home, but no longer be the same person! He sings the song No Longer You!

#this dude was transitioning like nobody else xD
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maraschino-fairy

"why can't they just be friends" not in the homophobic way but in the "their platonic relationship in the source material is far more dynamic and complex than the sanitized personalities they gain as a result of shipping" way

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itsmistybitch

"why can't they just be friends" not in the homophobic way but in the "this is a valuable exploration of intimacy and vulnerability that we’re conditioned to recognize only in romantic relationships but that can exist platonically as well" way

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