When one hears Kreon ask whether the accusation laid against him was by a man of “clear-sighted eyes,” one might think of the contrast between Oidipous and the unsighted Teiresias, whose accusations of Oidipous are accurate. What, then, does it mean to be “clear-sighted and of sound mind?” How is clarity of another’s understanding to be measured? How is one to measure this quality even in oneself? The audience’s clarity stems from its knowledge of the myth, which informs it that in this matter the seer alone has clear vision. By contrast with him, ordinary mortals, regardless how sharp their eyes and clear their minds, are sightless. Their most promising recourse, it would seem, is to place their faith in the clear-sightedness of their prophets, seers, and oracles. [Mpei] [Mpea] [Mi] [Mw]