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この子供たちに与えられた名誉は、後にソロンがクロイソスを説得する際に、「楽しい人生の後に実りある死を迎えるまでは、人の幸福を判断することはできない」という証拠として使われた<ref>Herodotus' ''History'', Book I</ref>。

[[Tiresias]] was a priest of Zeus, and as a young man, he encountered two snakes mating and hit them with a stick. He was then transformed into a woman. As a woman, Tiresias became a priestess of Hera, married, and had children, including [[Manto (mythology)|Manto]]. After seven years as a woman, Tiresias again found mating snakes; depending on the myth, either she made sure to leave the snakes alone this time, or, according to [[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], trampled on them and became a man once more.<ref>Hygini, ''[[Gaius Julius Hyginus#Fabulae|Fabulae]]'', LXXV</ref>