So, in that case, Apollo did not bring it to pass that the child should become the slayer of his father, or that Laius should suffer that which he feared, death at the hands of his child: thus the messages of the seer’s art had mapped out the future. Pay them no regard. Whatever necessary eventthe god seeks, he himself will easily bring to light.OedipusWhat restlessness of soul, lady, what tumult has come upon me since I heard you speak!IocastaWhat anxiety has startled you, that you say this?