... secured; when a human's free will intervenes, the gods are right there to correct the mistake. Through Oedipus' protracted journey towards an inevitable end, the ancient Greek viewer notes the impossibility of escaping one's providence. Similarly to Iocasta and Laios unwillingness to accept the message from the gods and attempt to avoid the situation entirely, Oedipus tries to escape the prophecy delivered to him as a young adult. Unaware that by listening to the prophecy he is fulfilling it, he sets forth on a long travel into the unknown. The gods' shrewdness is depicted by their willingness to utilize prophets as the harbinger of the future, while also exploiting them as a tool for expediting the result. S. Takal On his journey, the first part of his fate is realized. Oedipus encounters Laios at a crossroads "where three highways meet" (ii.192) and murders him. In the middle of the play, ...

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