The Chorus’s second question acknowledges a superhuman being (δαίμων) as the author of the state of mind that produced Oidipous’s self-blinding. The Chorus understands that this means that this divinity is able to leap the greatest of chasms—the one separating from one another mortal and immortal domains. [D] This view contradicts the position Iokaste articulated earlier (ll. 708-9) on the philosophical question of the day: Do the gods have a share in mortal affairs? If they are capable of bridging the gulf between domains, then mortals must be alert to the possibility of divine influence and act accordingly. [Apa] [Mpea]