What does Oedipus think should happen to the man who saved him as a baby?

Oedipus believes that the man who saved him as a baby should die because he sees this figure as a peculiar threat to his own safety and kingship. This thought arises from his understanding of the prophecy that foretold he would kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus is not aware that the man he is referring to is, in fact, the very man he has already slain—his biological father, King Laius. He feels a deep sense of betrayal and danger, leading him to view the savior as someone who has disrupted the natural order and could potentially upend his life further. This reaction illustrates Oedipus’s tragic flaw and foreshadows the eventual revelation of his true identity and the catastrophic consequences that follow.