Oidipous now characterizes Kreon categorically as κακός: “bad” or “base.” Knowing Kreon to be innocent of any plot to employ Teiresias in a coup d’etat, the audience will not doubt the injustice of this characterization, which suggests that he is also not κακός in the sense that Oidipous has emphasized for himself: failure to do everything that the god would have him do. Kreon’s stance towards Apollo is the correct one. Since Oidipous has already “done everything” spelled out for him in prophecy, it seems that, despite his words to the contrary, he must in fact be κακός. It is unclear, however, in what respet Kreon’s stance towards the god might differ from that of Oidipous. Is he a better listener? If so: in what sense? Can his recent mission to Delphi in any distinguish him from Oidipous, on whose behalf he went? [P] [Mip]