Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King

How does Oedipus try to discredit Tiresias?

The Oedipus and Tiresias face off

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Oedipus tries to discredit Teiresias by making fun of him. He mocks the old man's blindness, his old age, and says the prophet has nothing to say that is worth hearing.

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