What is an example of irony in Oedipus Rex?

A
particularly good example ofcomes when , the blind prophet, confrontsand accuses him of being
the one who killed King Laius. Oedipus is outraged at such a suggestion and refuses to listen to
Tiresias. If he really is guilty of such a heinous crime, then it also means that the woman who
is his wife, , is also his mother. And that's just too horrible for him to
contemplate.

The irony here is that Tiresias, though blind, has the gift of
foresight. This was given to him by the goddess Athena as compensation after she took away his
sight. (Athena made Tiresias blind after he accidentally saw her bathing one day.) Despite his
disability, however, Tiresias' extraordinary powers of foresight make him a wise and respected
seer, someone whose unique abilities to divine the will of the gods mean that his prophecies
must always be respected.

Yet, in a further irony, it is Oedipus who is
figuratively blind in this particular scene. And it is his blindness, his stubborn...