The first words of Oidipous’s response to the question, why he went away, sounds to be this: “Of father having need.” This suggests that he required a father, something he did not have in Corinth. [Gd] He cannot mean this, of course, but there is some truth to it nevertheless, for the god’s prophecies to Laios required of his son that, unless Laios came to Corinth, the son must leave his home in search of that father. This he did, going first to Delphi and thence making haste away from Corinth and Delphi and directly into the required encounter. [Apamu] If the god is communicating through this double entendre, it appears to be to underscore the point that there are necessities that supersede any perceptions, judgments, or motives stemming from Oidipous (or any mortal). [Dn]