Tag: The Oracle
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They Have Not Called for Tiresias
In some stories, when things begin to fail, someone is called to explain what is happening. In many cases, they call for Tiresias. He does not fix the situation. He does not resolve it. He names it. Even when what he says is resisted, it is not ignored. There is at least a recognition that…
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The Edges of the Light
Greek myth offers another figure. The mirror of Cassandra. Pythia, the Oracle at Delphi, sat at the center of the known world. People traveled great distances to consult her. Kings. Generals. Ordinary people with impossible questions. They came bearing gifts. They waited. They listened. The Oracle did not go to them. This is worth remembering…