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Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself. ... Of course morning, noon, and night are metaphors for the times in a man's (person's) life. Such metaphors are common in riddles. There were two Thebes, apparently this Thebes was the one in Greece. And this Sphinx was apparently not the one at Giza, in Egypt...
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www.jimloy.com/puzz/sphinx0.htm
www.jimloy.com/puzz/sphinx0.htm
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Any traveller who solved the riddle could pass; but those who failed were killed. When Oedipus approached the Sphinx, no one had yet solved the puzzle. The city had become a prison; its' citizens were afraid to leave, and no one could enter.
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www.angelfire.com/ma3/mythology/riddlesphinx.html
www.angelfire.com/ma3/mythology/riddlesphinx.html
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Sphinx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A sphinx (Arabic: أبو الهول ) is a zoomorphic mythological figure which is depicted as a recumbent lion with a human head. It has its origins in sculpted figures of Old Kingdom Egypt, to which the...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx
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Oedipus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oedipus (pronounced /ˈɛdɨpəs/ in American English and /ˈiːdɨpəs/ in British English; Greek: Oidípous meaning "swollen-footed") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. He fulfilled a pr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus
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Before Oedipus came to Thebes, a “stern songstress”, the Sphinx, plagued the city asking passersby her dark riddle, “What creature walks on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening?” When Oedipus solved the riddle, the Sphinx destroyed herself, and he was given the hand of Jocasta...
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vccslitonline.cc.va.us/OedipustheWreck/vsSphinx.htm
vccslitonline.cc.va.us/OedipustheWreck/vsSphinx.htm
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Mythological Sphinx and Oedipus ... When Oedipus ran into the sphinx, she asked him a riddle she did not expect him to answer. Should he fail, she would eat him. ... Oedipus answered the sphinx, "Man."
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ancienthistory.about.com/cs/egypt/p/sphinx.htm
ancienthistory.about.com/cs/egypt/p/sphinx.htm
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What was the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx that Oedipus solved - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... ; What is the "riddle of the sphinx"?; Who was the sphinx without a riddle?; Which Pharoah adorns the head of the Sphinx?; What Greek dramatist is believed to have written Oedipus Res?;
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www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question15371.html
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Creon then announced he'd give the kingship and Laius' widow (his sister Jocasta) to whoever solved the riddle. Oedipus, on his way from Delphi, gave the answer: "Man". The Sphinx threw herself off the acropolis and committed suicide (odd form of suicide for a creature with wings?).
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www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/sphinx.htm
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/sphinx.htm
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Do you see any significance in the nature and appearance of the sphinx? In what way does his this victory recall Cadmus' slaughter of the dragon? Sophocles' play never explicitly tells the riddle of the Sphinx, so, if you are uncertain of its nature you can here look up the riddle of the Sphinx which Oedipus solved.
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www.temple.edu/classics/oedipus.html
www.temple.edu/classics/oedipus.html
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