The riddle "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?" refers to the stages of a human's life. In the morning of life (infancy), a person crawls on all fours; at noon (adulthood), they walk on two legs; and in the evening (old age), they use a cane, adding a third "leg." This classic riddle highlights the journey of life and the transitions we undergo as we age.
The riddle of the sphinx is: what walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and3 in the evening? The answer is MAN - Walks on 4 legs as an infant 2 legs as an adult and 2 legs + a cane in the elderly years.
The "riddle of the Sphinx" is: What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the middle of the day, and three at night?
Depends on which one. The most common is: "What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the evening, and 3 at night?" , in which the answer is: A person. 4 legs as a baby, 2 as an adult, and 3 meaning an old person with a cane.
The answer is a human. Walking on four legs represents a human as a baby when you crawl on your hands and knees, two legs is a human as an adult and three legs is a human as an elder (both of your legs and a walking stick). -rolls eyes and sighs- everyone knows this riddle!!!
The monster that troubles Thebes is the Sphinx. It is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a woman, known for posing a riddle to travelers: "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?" Those who cannot solve the riddle are devoured by the Sphinx. The creature's reign of terror ends when Oedipus correctly answers the riddle, leading to its demise.
The riddle of the sphinx is: what walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and3 in the evening? The answer is MAN - Walks on 4 legs as an infant 2 legs as an adult and 2 legs + a cane in the elderly years.
What walks on three legs in the afternoon? Answer: Man walks on 4 legs in morning, as in a baby crawling, two legs in afternoon, as adult, and three at night, as a man with a cane
The riddle he solves was what walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and walks on 3 legs in the evening? The answer was a human. 94 legs while crawling as a baby; 2 legs middle aged; and 3 legs while old (leaning on a cane).
The "riddle of the Sphinx" is: What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the middle of the day, and three at night?
There is no riddle of the Sphinx, the question/ riddle is what walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at midday and three legs in the evening. the answer would be a human. as in the morning of someones life they are a baby or toddler, so they would crawl on four legs, at midday it refers to an adult ( who walks on two legs ) while in the evening the human is old and uses a walking stick ( equals three legs ) . ------- There IS a riddle of the Sphinx. Created in Oedipus when Oedipus needed to get to Thebes, he came across a Sphinx blocking his path who asked him this riddle. He gave the correct answer and went on.
Depends on which one. The most common is: "What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the evening, and 3 at night?" , in which the answer is: A person. 4 legs as a baby, 2 as an adult, and 3 meaning an old person with a cane.
A human : While he is a child, he walked on 4 legs, Than he is an adult and he is walking on 2 legs but while he is old, he xalked with a cane, on 3 legs.
The riddle of the sphinx is What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?
A baby walks (crawls) with 4 legs + arms, a man walks with 2 legs, and an old man walks with 2 legs and 1 can (3).
The Sphinx (with the head of a woman, body of a lioness, and serpent as a tail) asked the famous riddle, "What walks with four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening". If a brave man (or woman) answered wrong the Sphinx would kill and eat them. The answer was "man". Why? Because it describes the stages of life. A man crawls when he is a baby, walks as a grown man, and uses a cane when he grows old. ( Hence the 4 legs, 2 legs, then 3 legs.)
is the jigsaw puzzle The "riddle of the sphinx" might compete. "What walks on four legs in the morning, on two legs during the day, and on three legs in the evening?"
An animal that walks on four legs is called a quadruped.