...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...

...'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...

...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...

..."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...

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