Kreon interrupts Oidipous mid-question. That the interruption comes directly upon the mention of Laios’ name suggests that this has agitated Kreon. Why would it? He has been countering Oidipous’s assumption that the seer is a sham. It is in Kreon’s interest, then, to support the seer’s integrity. Kreon’s strong reaction to the mention of Laios suggests that in precisely this connection he feels that there might be grounds to question Teiresias’ss integrity. The doubt is understandable If he knows of the Delphic prophecy stipulating that Laios must die at the hands of any child born to him and Okaste and if he believes that this event has never occurred. That prophecy, then, would be a proof of prophetic fallibility that could raise doubts about all prophets, oracles, and seers. Kreon might fear, then, that Oidipous is at least partly right to doubt his urging him to summon Teiresias. Kreon’s interruption suggests that he feels conflicted about his own advice to urge reliance upon the seer. [Md] [Mi] [Mpei]