For Oedipus this moment happens when he realizes that he has fulfilled the prophecy given to him when he was young, Oedipus killed his father and slept with his mother even after trying to escape from this poisonous prophecy. This realization shocks Oedipus with upheaval and depression. This depression will lead him towards the next step in the hero's journey, transformation. Oedipus blinds himself after learning that he killed his father and slept with his mother. This changes both physically and mentally Oedipus as once he learns of the prophecy, Teiresias' words return to Oedipus: "You, with both eyes are blind" (22). This transformation gives Oedipus a new state of mind, as he now realizes that his characteristic short temper is what led to his downfall. This shift in thinking is part of one of the final stages of the hero's journey, the revelation. This revelation made by Oedipus will change his life after the exile from Thebes. After Oedipus blinds himself, he realizes that he must simply be a normal person and control his anger. He will have to leave Thebes but realizes that he can have a good life afterwards