Oidipous wants himself removed from sight, but in view of his erroneous understanding of his own situation, the audience has reason to question his judgment, and it will find, both as Homer’s version of the myth promised and as Apollo’s extensive efforts have demonstrated, the gods have made it their business to bring Oidipous’s deeds to the attention of all mankind. To remove him from view again presumes to defeat that object. Mortals may seek to obstruct even a divine project aimed at the improvement of mankind’s lot through instruction. [Gm] [Md] [Mw] [P] [Aj] [Ad] [Apc] [Apa]