As world literature tells us, there are a number of certain types of fortune tellers, and ...

ChezSoi June 14, 2020 2:27 pm

As world literature tells us, there are a number of certain types of fortune tellers, and none of those disclose too much:
- the one not taken seriously (Cassandra),
- the one taken too seriously (self-fulfilling prophesy),
- the one getting misinterpreted (Trelawny).
Feel free to add sth if you can think of more, because I feel like I forgot sth...

Responses
    BekaMadder June 14, 2020 3:27 pm

    -the one who was always right(?): Tiresia

    orangeheaven June 14, 2020 3:41 pm
    -the one who was always right(?): Tiresia BekaMadder

    Tiresias would be self-fulfilling. ie. he's the one who gave King Laius the prophecy about Odysseus (you will kill your son and he will marry his mother), which caused him to abandon Odysseus, which is what led to the prophecy being fulfilled.

    ChezSoi June 14, 2020 5:53 pm
    Tiresias would be self-fulfilling. ie. he's the one who gave King Laius the prophecy about Odysseus (you will kill your son and he will marry his mother), which caused him to abandon Odysseus, which is what led... orangeheaven

    Absolutely agree!

    BekaMadder June 14, 2020 9:26 pm
    Tiresias would be self-fulfilling. ie. he's the one who gave King Laius the prophecy about Odysseus (you will kill your son and he will marry his mother), which caused him to abandon Odysseus, which is what led... orangeheaven

    Yeah, I actually study Ancient Greek as school and I was trying to remember what he did