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The cow has four udders, four legs, two horns, two back legs, and one tail. One Mongolian instance runs 'four high and slow, high and slow; five younger sisters; two wobbling right and left; you poor one alone', the answer to which is 'a camel's four legs, head and legs, humps, and tail'. [1]: 613
The precise riddle asked by the Sphinx varied in early traditions, and is not explicitly stated in Oedipus Rex, as the event precedes the play. However, according to the most widely regarded version of the riddle, the Sphinx asks "what is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three in the evening?"
Here's a Halloween riddle for you: What has a tail and four feet, but no arms or legs? If you guessed a cyclops or other scary monster , better luck next time, because that's incorrect.
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“Someone’s mother has four sons” is how one of the latest viral riddles starts. The answer that seems obvious turns out to be wrong. And the correct answer can elude even the best brains.
Oedipus was the first to answer the riddle correctly and, having heard Oedipus' answer, the Sphinx was astounded and inexplicably killed herself by throwing herself into the sea. Oedipus thereby won the freedom of the Thebans, the kingdom of that city, and as his wife, Jocasta , who was later revealed to be his mother.
The person posing the riddle then offers a series of pairs of items, only one item from each pair being able to go through the door. For example: “A sparrow can go through but a pigeon cannot. A ...