- Tiriel
*"For the poem of William Blake with the same name, see
Tiriel (Blake) "
*"For the opera with the same name, seeTiriel (opera) "Tiriel is the
eponymous hero of a poem byWilliam Blake , the first in a series of his so-called 'prophetic books'. Tiriel was a former king of the West, son of Har andHeva , brother of wildIjim and enslaved Zazel, husband of dyingMyratana , and father of 130 sons with the oldestHeuxos , then Yuva,Lotho ,Clithyma andMakuth who usurped their father’s throne, and five daughters, the youngest of whom was Hela.Mnetha (an anagram ofAthena ) was a guardian of old and senile Har and Heva.Only Har, Heva and Ijim were mentioned in later Blake's prophetic books. Tiriel is foreshadowing of
Urizen that appeared in many of Blake’s poems (including "Europe, The Book of Urizen, The Book of Ahania, The Book of Los, The Four Zoas, Milton", and "Jerusalem".There is a possible confusion with
Thiriel , one of the sons ofUrizen .Opera
The 1985 opera "Tiriel", with libretto and music by the composer Dmitri Smirnov, is based on Blake's text.
ee also
*
William Blake's prophetic books
*The Book of Thel
*William Blake's mythology External links
* [http://www.publicappeal.org/library/dps/blake/collected/chap-15.html Text of poem (1)]
* [http://www.flyingsheep.com/blake/poems/tiriel-1.html Text of poem (2)]
*, on Wikisource
* [http://www.boosey.com/pages/opera/moredetails.asp?musicid=6376 Boosey & Hawkes about the opera]
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