Tiresias (disambiguation)
- Tiresias (disambiguation)
Tiresias has several meanings:
*In Greek mythology, Tiresias was a blind prophet, the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo.
*The Tiresias Algorithm is a DNA analysis algorithm that attempts to decode genes from the bulk DNA found in chromosomes.
*An expert system software tool, TEIRESIAS.
*In typography, Tiresias is a family of typefaces designed to improve legibility for people with impaired vision.
*Tiresias was the pseudonym of Tom Driberg when he set the crosswords in Private Eye magazine.
*A ballet (1950) by Constant Lambert and Frederick Ashton.
*Les mamelles de Tirésias is a surrealist opera by Francis Poulenc.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Tiresias — For other uses, see Tiresias (disambiguation). Everes redirects here. For the butterfly genus, see Everes (genus). Tiresias appears to Odysseus during the nekyia of Odyssey xi, in this watercolor with tem … Wikipedia
Manto (disambiguation) — Manto may refer to: Manto, the daughter of Tiresias and mother of Mopsus in Greek mythology. Manto, a Greek singer Saadat Hasan Manto, an Urdu short story writer Manto, a daughter of Heracles. Manto, a didactic poem by the Italian poet Poliziano … Wikipedia
Shapeshifting — For other uses, see Shapeshifting (disambiguation). Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children s literature, Shakespearean… … Wikipedia
Athena — Athene , Athina and Pallas Athena all redirect here. For other uses, see Athena (disambiguation), Athene (disambiguation), Athina (disambiguation) and Pallas Athena (disambiguation) Athena … Wikipedia
Oedipus the King — Oedipus Rex redirects here. For other uses, see Oedipus Rex (disambiguation). Oedipus the King Albert Greiner as Oedipus in 1896. Written by Sophocles … Wikipedia
Oedipus (Dryden) — For other uses, see Oedipus (disambiguation). Title page of Oedipus: A Tragedy (1679). The heroic drama Oedipus: A Tragedy, is an adaption of Sophocles Oedipus the King, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. After being licensed in 1678 and… … Wikipedia
Oedipus — For other uses, see Oedipus (disambiguation). Oedipus explains the riddle of the Sphinx, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, c. 1805 Topics in Greek mythology … Wikipedia
Outernet — For other uses, see Outernet (disambiguation). Outernet is a humorous series of children s science fiction books written by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore. Contents 1 Plot 1.1 Book One: Friend or Foe? 1.2 Book Two: Control … Wikipedia
Orgasm — For other uses, see Orgasm (disambiguation). Frenzy of Exultations (1894), by Wł … Wikipedia
Odyssey — This article is about Homer s epic poem. For other uses, see Odyssey (disambiguation). Greek text of the Odyssey s opening passage The Odyssey (Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odysseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.… … Wikipedia
