Prophets throughout history have become famous for being able to foretell the future by drawing on their own intuitions, and perhaps supernatural gifts, to make predictions that are uncannily accurate. Among the prophetic heroes depicted are the biblical prophets Elijah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah, Merlin, Dante, Nostradamus, Milton, Blake, and a host of lesser-known seers, priestesses, witches, star-gazers, and premonitionists.