In which two plays does the blind seer Tiresias appear?
- A. Oedipus the King
- B. Agamemnon
- C. Antigone
- D. Oedipus at Colonus
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Correct answer: B. A and C only
Explanation
Sophocles' Tiresias names Oedipus as Laius's killer (Oedipus Rex) and warns Creon (Antigone). Cassandra is the prophet of Agamemnon.
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