Hearing this declaration end with the adverb σαφῶς (“clearly”), the audience may gather that the god is again speaking through Oidipous, for where Oidipous means to say that he will not stop until he has thoroughly learned the facts, his words can be heard to mean that the god cannot permit him to stop until all have thoroughly learned the facts (as myth dictates). Apollo himself cannot permit him to honor Iokaste’s pleas and commands. [Gd] [Gm] [Dn] That the perceived needs of Iokaste and Oidipous are at odds with the those of Apollo sets up a test of status and power that the god must win. [Mpei] [Mp] [Ap] The antagonism is a necessary offshoot of mortal assertion of the will to independent power. [Mpea] [Dnp]