He died by drinking from the deadly spring of Tilphussa. He was cursed by Athena when he saw her bathing, but then was granted the gift of understanding birdsong.
He died by drinking from the deadly spring of Tilphussa. He was cursed by Athena when he saw her bathing, but then was granted the gift of understanding birdsong. On Mount Cyllene, he hit a pair of mating snakes with his stick and in some myths, later became a prostitute. When he was called upon for his experience of both genders, he said that women enjoy sex more than men, causing Hera to strike him blind. For 10 points, name this Theban prophet who gave advice on Helios's cattle to Odysseus and revealed that Oedipus himself was the killer of his father Laius. 
He died by drinking from the deadly spring of Tilphussa. He was cursed by Athena when he saw her bathing, but then was granted the gift of understanding birdsong.
Tiresias