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Who solved the Sphinx's riddle in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus solved the Sphinx's riddle in the play Oedipus Rex ("Oedipus the King"). He alone understood that a people-killing Sphinx would pose an apparently unanswerable riddle about people.
How did Oedipus save the city andbecome king?
He answered the riddle of the Sphinx
Who was the Hero that answered the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus, who became the King of Thebes.
Why do the citizens of Thebes make Oedipus their king in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is because he defeats the Sphinx that the citizens of Thebes make Oedipus their king in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx asks a seemingly unsolvable riddle of all incoming and outgoing Thebes. Those who do not have an answer get killed and eaten by the Sphinx. A reward of marriage with widowed Queen Jocasta and job as king of Thebes is offered to whomever defeats the Sphinx. Oedipus knows the correct answer to the riddle, defeats the Sphinx, and gets the girl and the job.
What was the purpose of the riddle of the Sphinx in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Control was the purpose of the riddle of the Sphinx in the play Oedipus Rex ("Oedipus the King"). The Sphinx asked an apparently unanswerable question in order to establish authority over Thebes, guarantee food sources, instill fear, limit population, and monitor communication, enterprise, and transportation.
Who solved the Sphinx's riddle in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus solved the Sphinx's riddle in the play Oedipus Rex ("Oedipus the King"). He alone understood that a people-killing Sphinx would pose an apparently unanswerable riddle about people.
Who was the hero who answer the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus, who became the King of Thebes.
How did Oedipus save the city andbecome king?
He answered the riddle of the Sphinx
Who was the Hero that answered the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus, who became the King of Thebes.
Hero who answered the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus answered the riddle of the sphinx
What happened if you knew the riddle of the Sphinx?
Oedipus knew and was made King of Thebes.
Why do the citizens of Thebes make Oedipus their king in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is because he defeats the Sphinx that the citizens of Thebes make Oedipus their king in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx asks a seemingly unsolvable riddle of all incoming and outgoing Thebes. Those who do not have an answer get killed and eaten by the Sphinx. A reward of marriage with widowed Queen Jocasta and job as king of Thebes is offered to whomever defeats the Sphinx. Oedipus knows the correct answer to the riddle, defeats the Sphinx, and gets the girl and the job.
What was the purpose of the riddle of the Sphinx in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Control was the purpose of the riddle of the Sphinx in the play Oedipus Rex ("Oedipus the King"). The Sphinx asked an apparently unanswerable question in order to establish authority over Thebes, guarantee food sources, instill fear, limit population, and monitor communication, enterprise, and transportation.
What happens to the Sphinx when Oedipus solves the riddle in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Suicide is what happens to the Sphinx when Oedipus solves the riddle in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx demands upon pain of death the answer to an impossible riddle. Oedipus figures out the answer and thereby deprives the Sphinx of her food supply. In despair, she throws herself over a nearby cliff.
Who did Oedipus became king?
I'm going to assume you mean how did Oedipus become king. He became king by solving the riddle of the Sphinx, who asked the riddle "What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon and, three at night." The correct answer is "man".
Why did the sphinx kill herself?
oedipus solve the riddle
What greek hero answered the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus :)))))
