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Exile him and let him be with his daughters are what Oedipus wants Creon to do in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Oedipus awaits divine indications as to whether he is to be executed or exiled for criminal acts and immoral behavior. He does not want to be executed since he feels punished enough with the horrors of his life and with his self-blinding. He makes an attempt to get Creon, his brother-in-law and royal successor, to usurp divine decision making and exile him. He also makes an effort to get Creon to let him see his daughters even though he is supposed to be immediately isolated and placed under house arrest. He succeeds and therefore tries to get Creon to exile him and let him be accompanied by his daughters.

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