Oedipus and Sphinx - Guess the answer to this famous Riddle...
In Greek mythology, the Sphinx sat outside of Thebes and asked this riddle to all travelers who passed by. If the traveler failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed him/her. And if the traveler answered the riddle correctly, then the Sphinx would destroy herself. The riddle:
What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?
Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself.
~ NOTE - Pic Credit - On this red figure drinking cup Oedipus sits pondering the question of the Sphinx outside the gates of Thebes. The cup dates to c. 470 B.C. and is the "name vase" for the Oedipus Painter.
A man, who crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult, and walks with a cane in old age.
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