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The Chorus, too, take this hopeful line - Oedipus could even be the son of a nymph, with a god for a father. Why not Pan, Apollo, Hermes or Dionysus? All may yet turn out for the best!
But the moment of hope won't last long. The Old Shepherd has arrived - but it seems he does not recognise the Corinthian, despite the time they allegedly spent together on Mount Cithaeron. How long was this?