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Who said the riddle what has four legs in the morning two at noon and three in the afternoon?
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∙ 6y ago
This is a very old riddle out of Greek mythology. It is known as the riddle of the Sphinx.
The answer is a man because, It's about a man's life.
Four feet in the morning: you walk on both arms and legs when you are a kid.(2legs+2 arms=4)
Two feet at noon: you walk on your legs only when you are young.(2legs only)
Three feet in the evening: You walk with a walking stick.(2 legs+1 stick=3)
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∙ 6y ago
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The answer is human
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Who did Oedipus became king?
I'm going to assume you mean how did Oedipus become king. He became king by solving the riddle of the Sphinx, who asked the riddle "What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon and, three at night." The correct answer is "man".
What riddle does Oedipus answer correctly and what was his answer?
The Riddle of the Sphinx : "What is that which in the morning goeth upon four feet; upon two feet in the afternoon; and in the Evening upon three?"Oedipus' reply was "Man , who in the morning of his life (As an infant.) crawls on all fours whereas at noon man walks (As an adult.) but in the evening man uses a cane due to old age .
In Oedipus the king what is the riddle of the Sphinx?
The "riddle of the Sphinx" is: What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the middle of the day, and three at night?
How did Oedipus solve the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus came across the Sphinx on his way to Thebes in Greece. The sphinx asked him "What walks on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?" Oedipus pondered on this question and then read his correct answer "Man." The sphinx killed herself for this was the correct answer. Humans crawl while they're babies, or the start of their lives (morning- start of day) making it four feet. Then they walk with two (in the middle of their lives- afternoon) and three nearing the end of their lives for they walk with a walking stick.
What riddle did Oedipus solve?
The riddle of the Sphinx which goes as follows:What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?Oedipus was able to answer the question correctly: Man.
What is the rittle of the sphinx?
The riddle of the sphinx is What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?
What goes on four feet in the morning two feet at noon and three feet in the evening?
The answer to this riddle is a man. In the morning of his life he crawls or goes on four feet, in the afternoon of his life he walks on two feet, and in the evening of his life he uses a cane and goes on three feet.
Who killed sphinx the greek god?
No one actually killed the sphinx, a man named Oedipus solved her riddle which was "What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three at night" which the answer is a human with morning being a baby, afternoon being an adult, and night as an old person with a cane. After Oedipus solved her riddle she threw herself off a cliff.
Who did Oedipus became king?
I'm going to assume you mean how did Oedipus become king. He became king by solving the riddle of the Sphinx, who asked the riddle "What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon and, three at night." The correct answer is "man".
What riddle does Oedipus answer correctly and what was his answer?
The Riddle of the Sphinx : "What is that which in the morning goeth upon four feet; upon two feet in the afternoon; and in the Evening upon three?"Oedipus' reply was "Man , who in the morning of his life (As an infant.) crawls on all fours whereas at noon man walks (As an adult.) but in the evening man uses a cane due to old age .
In Oedipus the king what is the riddle of the Sphinx?
The "riddle of the Sphinx" is: What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the middle of the day, and three at night?
How did Oedipus solve the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus came across the Sphinx on his way to Thebes in Greece. The sphinx asked him "What walks on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?" Oedipus pondered on this question and then read his correct answer "Man." The sphinx killed herself for this was the correct answer. Humans crawl while they're babies, or the start of their lives (morning- start of day) making it four feet. Then they walk with two (in the middle of their lives- afternoon) and three nearing the end of their lives for they walk with a walking stick.
What riddle did Oedipus solve?
The riddle of the Sphinx which goes as follows:What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?Oedipus was able to answer the question correctly: Man.
Who has four leg in the morning, two legs in afternoon and three legs at night?
Human, first baby then adult then grandpa or grandma
One voice 4 legs 2 legs 3 legs?
This is an old riddle...What has one voice, but four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three at night? The answer is "man"...4 legs=crawling, 2 legs is walking, 3 legs is walking with a cane.
What riddle does Oedipus solve?
The riddle he solves was what walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and walks on 3 legs in the evening? The answer was a human. 94 legs while crawling as a baby; 2 legs middle aged; and 3 legs while old (leaning on a cane).
Help find the answer to the riddle of the sphinx?
There is no riddle of the Sphinx, the question/ riddle is what walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at midday and three legs in the evening. the answer would be a human. as in the morning of someones life they are a baby or toddler, so they would crawl on four legs, at midday it refers to an adult ( who walks on two legs ) while in the evening the human is old and uses a walking stick ( equals three legs ) . ------- There IS a riddle of the Sphinx. Created in Oedipus when Oedipus needed to get to Thebes, he came across a Sphinx blocking his path who asked him this riddle. He gave the correct answer and went on.
