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What goes on four feet in the morning two feet at noon and three feet in the evening?
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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.
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Why does a human walk on 4 feet in the morning 2 feet in the day and 3 feet at night?
He crawls on all fours in the morning of his life, walks upright on two feet in the day of his life and walks with a cane in the night of his life. The answer is hidden in the question. It is human baby that walks on Four during babyhood, Two when he can stand and walk on two legs, in the evening of his life (old age) he is bent and takes a stick in his hand to walk on Three legs. (Read the play: Aedipus Rex by Sophocles.)
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How many inches are in four yards and three feet?
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What was the Sphynx' riddle that Oedipus answered after you figure that out what was the one word answer to it?
"Which creature in the morning goes on four feet, at noon on two, and in the evening upon three?" The 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 .
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?
Who said the riddle what has four legs in the morning two at noon and three in the afternoon?
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)
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 happened to the Sphinx once the riddle was answered?
After the man Oedipus solved her riddle ("What creature is it that walks on four feet in the morning, on two at noon, and three in evening?" A: Man. As a child he crawls on four. When grown, he walks upright on his two feet, and in old age he leans on a cane.) she shrieked because she had lost her powers. In despair, she threw herself off the walls of Thebes to her death.
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Why does a human walk on 4 feet in the morning 2 feet in the day and 3 feet at night?
He crawls on all fours in the morning of his life, walks upright on two feet in the day of his life and walks with a cane in the night of his life. The answer is hidden in the question. It is human baby that walks on Four during babyhood, Two when he can stand and walk on two legs, in the evening of his life (old age) he is bent and takes a stick in his hand to walk on Three legs. (Read the play: Aedipus Rex by Sophocles.)
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is the jigsaw puzzle The "riddle of the sphinx" might compete. "What walks on four legs in the morning, on two legs during the day, and on three legs in the evening?"
What walks on all fours in the morning twos in the evening and three's at night?
Man. Four feet in the morning means when you're a baby you crawl. Two feet in the evening means you walk on two feet when you're an adult. Three feet in the night is when you are old you walk on two feet and a walking stick. (Of course you could also have a zimmer frame when you're older so then it could be six feet, or some old people don't have anything and just walk on two.)
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.
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