Proclaiming that divine law has no birth comparable to the birth of mortals, never sleeps, never weakens with age, and so can never be escaped, the Chorus implies a corollary to the Sphinx’s riddle. Q: What always proceeds in the same way? A: Gods and their laws. Divine law is superior to human law and provides a superior basis for human action. Yet, while this rings true in the present circumstances, the Chorus does not seem to have a clear perspective on the obligations that this insight imposes on it. How is the city to benefit from the superiority of divine law? One possible example of an appropriate relationship between mortal and divine law might be found in Oidipous’s edict stipulating ostracism for Laios’ killer and anyone who shelters or hides him, for it recasts instructions Oidipous received from Delphi as civic policy. This edict may destroy Oidipous’s righteousness, but in so doing it has the potential to save the city and perhaps Oidipous himself, if either of these is able to recognize the benefit of submitting to divine instruction. [Mg] [Mw] [P] [Ap] [Mip]