A lot of the locations that the book refers to, really made it clear as to the conditions and intents of the literature. First, Thebes is one of the worst towns by characteristics. It was noted as the birth place of pedagogic pederasty. This allusion is also echoed in the addition of Laius, the one that raped Chrysippus. This is only one of the many things that went on as far as other myths, and the connections. These connections set up for the reader a preceding thought and imagery process when understanding the standings of Oedipus. This King of Thebes must be particularly powerful to be able to rule over such a place. Then later in the chorus, Amphitrite and Ares are mentioned. These two theological beings expand the emphasis on pain that Sophocles alludes to. Amphitrite is the goddess married to Poseidon, goddess of the sea, and Ares was the god of war and killing. Both are ruthless beings that are master and mistress in the art of infliction. Whether that just be putting someone in a dangerous situation, or even placing them in the contextual boundaries of the setting, both do a sufficient job in portraying violence and chaos very precisely.

The most important allusion is the allusion to Laius. Laius was the king that reigned before Oedipus. After Laius had died, there was a Sphinx that stood guard of the city. It ate or killed ones that could not answer his riddle "What walks on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?" Oedipus answered correctly with, 'human being' and then became ruler, soon after, the sphinx committed suicide. Earlier on, the Priest had mentioned that Oedipus 'freed us from the tribute we were paying to that cruel singer —and yet you knew no more than we did and had not been taught' The "cruel singer" was a direct reference to the sphinx, essentially creating a greater image of Oedipus.