..."But that was what made everything possible," said Oedipus. "No," she said. "When I asked, What walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening, you answered, Man. You didn't say anything about woman." "When you say Man," said Oedipus, "you include...

...'But that was what made everything possible,' said Oedipus. 'No,' she said. 'When 1 asked, What walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening, you answered, Man. You didn't say anything about woman.' 'When you say Man,' said Oedipus, 'you include...

...dear. 6. Used a cane or crawled—Sackville's ironic version of the Sphinx's famous riddle: what goes on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening? (The answer: a human being.) Old age is second babyhood. 7. Bald. 8. Utterly lost in old age. 9. Fate...

...intellect, a great thinker — exactly what Theo felt himself to be. The riddle of the Sphinx: what walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening? Why, a man, of course, who crawls at the beginning of life, walks erect in adulthood, and requires...

..."But that was what made everything possible," said Oedipus. "No," she said. "When I asked, What walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening, you answered, Man. You didn't say anything about woman." "When you say Man," said Oedipus, "you include...

...on the poem have noted appropriately that the mythic Sphinx's riddle ("What has one voice and walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?") effectively establishes the theme of identity. What has not generally been commented upon is that the...

...soul of wit. —Shakespeare, Hamlet Two guys walk into a bar and the third one ducks. What walks with four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening? (Answer: Man) Play languages, puns, jokes, put-ons, proverbs, riddles, and verbal dueling are extremely...

...is supposedly the man of knowledge, the one who solved the riddle of the Sphinx. He knew what went on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening: man. A crowd of plague victims beseech Oedipus, their king, to save their city once again. The oracle...

...'But that was what made everything possible,' said Oedipus. 'No,' she said. 'When I asked. What walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening, you answered, Man. You didn't say anything about woman.' 'When you say Man,' said Oedipus, 'you include...

...that led him to his tragedy. The Sphinx replies that when he answered her famous question (what walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?) he replied "Man" but said nothing about women. When Isabella went to Washington in January for the...