Kreon uses the word ἐραστής (“lover”) to claim that he has no inclination to think that there is an advantage to hegemonic power, but the word’s sexual connotations seem to refer rather to Laios and his disobedience due to lust or to Oidipous and his incest due to ignorance and the inclination to rule. [Md]Thus, where Kreon states that “I was not” a lover of such an idea, he can be heard to imply: “You were.” Oidipous’s lust for both the queen and the power she represented seem to be purely circumstantial; his marriage to the widowed queen was not something he sought. When thought of in relation to Athens, however, the parallel seems more meaningful, for did Athens not, when it agreed to head up the Delian League, lust after power? [Gt-a] With time, however, Athens has come to enjoy and even expect the privileges of its position. The parallel between Athens and Oidipous suggests, however, this enjoyment to be improper. [Mw] [P] [Me]