The Chorus clearly must view Okaste’s approach as an opportunity for the men to set aside their differences. What the Chorus can be heard to say, however, is that it is necessary to settle the strife beside her (μεθ’ ἦς)–an apparent reference to the fact that she plays a necessary part in the discovery that Oidipous must be about to make. Even if the audience cannot see how her presence will facilitate the disclosure, the double entendre suggests that Apollo has a plan that he is executing step by inexorable step. If the dispute to be resolved by Apollo is in any sense the one between Kreon and Oidipous, it must be because it has a bearing on the regard in which Teiresias is held. Aftere hearing whatTeiresias had to say, Oidipous has dismissed his predictions as a plot against his rule of Thebes. The issue that must be resolve, it would seem, bears on proper response to the seer. Knowing that Oidipous has misjudged Teiresias and consequently failed to take seriously his prophetic words, the audience can presume that the proper response to which Okaste’s presence must contribute will be to appreciate the authenticity of the seer’s relationship with Apollo. [Gd] [Apamu] [Mi] [Md] [P]