Where Oidipous appears to be lamenting the uncertain future of a city whose inhabitants refuse to obey their ruler, the audience may understand that the city’s pollution and destruction are sure to follow once it cuts itself off from the guidance and direction of its gods. [Mw] [Mi] When a city discounts the media for communication between itself and its gods, it turns its back on the salubrious effects of the god’s help. [Mw]