Directly contrary to Oidipous’s claim to leave no thought untried there is one thing that he never considers: the possibility of his own involvement in Laios’ death. What is it that blocks thoughts in this direction? Is it that he simply cannot view himself as a doer of wrong? And yet the Delphic god told him that he must be his father’s killer, his mother’s lover. And those thoughts likewise he could not countenance. So, there are in fact ideas, even ones conveyed to him by a god, that he will not consider. The god cannot aid mortals who cannot or will not cooperate with him in achieving clear communication. [Md] [Mei] [Mi] [Dncc]