...; and if they did not find it out, she devoured them. At length (Edipus came, and she asked him, " What is that animal which walks on four legs in the morning, two at nooii, and three at night '!" CEdipus answered, Man : — in childhood, which is the morning...

...and eventually killed the king. He passed on to Thebes, and solving the Sphynx's riddle (what is that which walks on four legs in the morning on two at noon, and three at night), became entitled to the crown of Thebes, and Jocasta (his mother) for a wife. When...

...; and, if they did not find it out, she devoured them. At length CEdipus came, and she asked him, " What is that animal, which walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three at night. " CEdipus answered, " Man : in childhood, which is the morning of...

...understood. • Of ancient riddles, that of the Sphynx is one of the neatest. What animal is it that walks on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening ? CEdipus explained it. The animal, he said, was man, who in the morning of life (in...

...end of every place." The celebrated riddle of the Sphinx, in classic story, was this: " What animal walks on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening ? " The answer is Man, who, in infancy or the morning of life, walks or creeps on his...

...end of every place." rhe celebrated riddle of the Sphinx, in classic story, was this : " What ,uiimal walks on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening ? " The answer is Man, who, in infancy or the morning of life, walks or creeps on his...

...understood. ' Of ancient riddles, that of the Sphynx is one or the neatest. What animal i« it that falks on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening? CEdipiu iplained it. The animal, he said, was man, who in the morning of life (in infancy)...

...forth by the sphinx, and solved by CEdipus. It was in these terms, " What animal is that which goes on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening ?" The answer was, " Man, who in infancy crawls on all fours, in his prime walks erectly,...

...service, and forming the foundation of the greatest force in the kingdom. 32. What animal is it that goes on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, and on three at night? 33. What is that which was to-morrow, and will be yesterday? NAMES OF TOWNS AND CITIES, ENIGMATICALLY...

...end of every place." The celebrated riddle of the Sphinx, in classic story, was this: " What animal walks on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening?" The answer is Moan., who, in infancy or the morning of life, walks or creeps on his...