 You gave the wrong answer,' said the sphinx. '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...  XX Century Cyclopaedia and Atlas: Biography, History, Art, Science and ... - Strona 69pod redakcją - 1901Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | PHRASES. - 1913 - Liczba stron: 220
...monster, sent by Juno to plague the people of Thebes, propounded this riddle : " What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening ? " When CEdipus correctly guessed the answer, " Man," the Sphinx, in fury, killed herself. * White... | |
 | Frank Hamel - 1915 - Liczba stron: 330
...that on the solution of one of its enigmas the Sphinx would destroy itself. The puzzle to be solved was, " What animal walked on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening ? " Many people attempted to find a solution in the hope of winning Jocasta, sister of Creon, King... | |
 | Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke - 1917 - Liczba stron: 844
...guard over the road to the city. To every passer-by she put this riddle: What animal is it that walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon and three in the evening? And anyone who failed to answer correctly was immediately devoured. When Oedipus passed on the way... | |
 | Charles Morris - 1923 - Liczba stron: 518
...impossible since the layer of intervening vapor conducts heat Egyptian Sphinx, from the bouvre Museum. riddle and devoured anyone who undertook but was unable...question proposed was : What animal walked on four lega in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening. This was at last explained by CEdipus,... | |
 | Gelfand - 1984 - Liczba stron: 304
...model, and hence, to make sense. What is white and black, has one horn, and gives milk? What moves on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the * evening? Modeling is a very pervasive human activity. Any time we describe something, to ourselves or to someone... | |
 | Marianne Hirsch - 1989 - Liczba stron: 268
..."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... | |
 | Mickey Pearlman - 1988 - Liczba stron: 250
..."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... | |
 | Henry Rider Haggard, Norman Etherington - 1991 - Liczba stron: 292
...posed by the Sphinx before he can advance toward his destiny. The answer to the question “What goes on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?” is “Man.” For Freud the riddle of man's psychological destiny is embodied in what happened to Oedipus... | |
 | William K. Buckley, James Seaton - 1992 - Liczba stron: 180
..."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 women." "When you say Man," said Oedipus, "you include... | |
 | Darryl Gless, Barbara Herrnstein Smith - 1992 - Liczba stron: 324
..."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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