When Oidipous replies that he provides for his wife’s every want, the audience will again detect an unintended reference to incest, for in addition to her material and public wants as a ruler, he caters to the emotional and sexual wants of a woman. Oidipous is her co-ruler, but he is also her husband and lover. What they have in common includes their power and privileges, but also their homeland, their blood ties, their kin, and their sexual intimacy. Their ignorance pollutes their relationship, their family, and their country. [Gd] [Mpi] [Apcmu] [Mw]