The Chorus answers Oidipous’s questions and responds to his comment as if he had been speaking directly to it rather than to himself or a god. Although it can neither see nor hear what Oidipous seems to see and hear, the Chorus seems to understand the harrowing to which Oidipous’s mind is being subjected. Calling “terrible” (δεινόν) the unseen domain into which Oidipous appears now to be looking, the populace can only express its own horror or awe at what it imagines is there. [Md] Yet, while the audience is like the Chorus in being unable literally see, hear, or feel what Oidipous sees, hears, and feels, Oidipous’s words are giving it a glimpse of a seemingly distant domain otherwise accessible only upon death or through the mediation of divinely-inspired prophecy. [Mpei] [Mip] To close oneself off to such mediation is to plunge oneself into darkness, silence, and ignorance such as engulfed Oidipous when his eyes were whole and his mind fully at his own disposal. To open oneself to such mediation through manic or mantic speech, on the other hand, promises insight and the benefits of collaboration and cooperation across domains. [Dnc] [Dnp] This insight, whose value is underscored by the Chorus’s present limitations, will prompt the audience to consider that it may be better to overcome its skepticism to thrill to the immediacy of divine help. [Mi]