The “prophecies” to which the priest refers must be the report delivered just now by Kreon, but why then does he refer to it in the plural? For however many questions the Oracle may have answered under Kreon’s questioning, the consultation as a whole bore upon just one question—what to do or say to remove the plague from Thebes. There are, however, several other prophecies circulating in the minds of the audience; namely, those transmitted by myth regarding Laios, Iokaste, and Oidipous, not to mention the prophecy promising the Spartans the god’s aid in obtaining victory over Athens. If any of these are included among those to which the priest’s use of the plural may seem to refer, then the priest’s language suggests that they may be connected. Thus, the god can be expected to fulfill not only the prophecy that the priest has in mind, but all the prophecies in the minds of the audience. Thus, the priest implicitly calls for Athens’ defeat, and the plague in Athens coupled with the presence of the god now within the theater on the acropolis of Athens suggests that this prophecy, too, will be fulfilled. [Gd] [Apa] [Apcma] [Apcmu]