Predicting that everyone will soon fault Oidipous for his attitude-induced blindness, the seer looks ahead to the effects of Oidipous’s humiliation, which will be to teach those capable of learning through observation. The purpose of the god’s justice is in this case not to better Oidipous himself—this is proving to be impossible, but to make an example of him, something that was implied in Homer but not properly understood until now. [Aj] [Mw] [Apc] Indeed, the notion “soon” (τάχα) seems to echo the temporal detail in Homer’s comment to the effect that the gods will “soon” (ἄφαρ) reveal Oidipous’s great misdeeds to all mortal men. Thus, Teiresias’s meanings fall into alignment with the mythic tradition. Since Teiresias is but a man, his speaking in accord with the myth implies that he serves as a mouthpiece for the truth as conveyed by that myth, a story told in service of the gods, for it is they who, according to the mythic tradition, are to make Oidipous’s misdeeds manifest to all. The audience will understand that seer, gods, and mythic tradition are all in harmony, and it is this that constitutes “the truth.” [Apc] [Gm] [Mi]