The sphinx was sent by the gods. To plague the town of thebes for a ancient crime they comitted.
She lived for a time in Thebes.
what was the sphinx and what did she do
Oedipus answered the sphinx's riddle and sphinx killed herself. Once the sphinx was gone the people of Thebes were safe.
He answered the riddle of the Sphinx, thus freeing Thebes from the rule of the Sphinx and allowing Thebes to once again prosper.
by answering the riddle of the sphinx and saving Thebes from the rule of the sphinx.
Oedipus liberated Thebes by solving the Sphinx's riddle. The Sphinx had placed a heavy tax on the Thebans and forced them into poverty. Oedipus was able to conquer and banish the Sphinx.
The Sphinx comes to Thebes and forces the people to pay heavy taxes. This throws the city into famine and poverty until Oedipus is able to solve the Sphinx's riddle.
The people of Thebes had to pay a toll to the Sphinx before they could pass. If they failed to answer her riddle correctly, they would be killed.
She lived for a time in Thebes.
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Oedipus liberated Thebes by solving the Sphinx's riddle. The Sphinx had placed a heavy tax on the Thebans and forced them into poverty. Oedipus was able to conquer and banish the Sphinx.