By “acting thus” it seems most likely that Kreon means to say that he would not associate with anyone who preferred to rule, but to the audience freshly reminded of Oidipous’s incest and Laios’ forbidden begetting of a child, Kreon seems to be affirming that he would not yield to eros. Indeed, if we take Kreon at his word, he would not associate with lovers of power and sex. [Md] [Mg]