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Post by SlidingRobo on Apr 24, 2012 11:39:05 GMT -5
"The Riddle of the Sphinx © Copyright 2002, Jim Loy In Greek mythology, the Sphinx sat outside of Thebes and asked this riddle of all travelers who passed by. If the traveler failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed him/her. And if the traveler answered the riddle correctly, then the Sphinx would destroy herself. The riddle: What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening? Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The solution: A man, who crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult, and walks with a cane in old age. Of course morning, noon, and night are metaphors for the times in a man's (person's) life. Such metaphors are common in riddles. There were two Thebes, apparently this Thebes was the one in Greece. And this Sphinx was apparently not the one at Giza, in Egypt." www.jimloy.com/puzz/sphinx0.htmThe Sphinx in Egypt has many stories surrounding it. Age being a large one. Mainstream Egyptologists said that it was built in about 2500BC, but today, the age is speculation again. There are no longer any speculations, but 2500 BC is no longer believed accurate. The Sphinx may just be more interesting than we thought. Help me out on some info guys.
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Post by SlidingRobo on Apr 24, 2012 11:44:00 GMT -5
Truly... Incredible Attachments:
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Post by loveallwantnone on Apr 27, 2012 23:32:54 GMT -5
i think it would be a cool field trip. Thats if, we run the plan making
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