国王（父王）是谁？
听从神谕的普绪喀之父
国王是普绪喀和她两个姐姐的父亲，统治着某个国家。原典中既没有写出国王的名字，也没有写出国家的名字。
他的两个大女儿都已嫁给国王，唯独最美的小女儿没有人来求婚。他为此忧伤，担心这是众神的愤怒，于是去求问米利都的阿波罗神谕，得到的却是“把女儿当作新娘放在山顶的岩石上”这一可怕的启示。国王虽然悲痛，仍与王后一起遵从神谕，用一支说不清是婚礼还是葬礼的队伍把女儿送上了山。此后他闭门不出，以为女儿已经死去，陷入深深的哀伤。
在古代地中海世界，人们在做重大决定之前常常求问神谕，并认为违背神的启示会招来大祸。
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