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Riddle of the Sphinxby ~Treamus

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Which creature in the morning goes on four legs, at mid-day on two, and in the evening upon three.

Vienna, Austria.
Ektar 100. 35mm lens.

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~MuzikInMyBlood Jul 30, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

haha, I don't know how you do it

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~Rastislav Jul 21, 2010

Very nice!

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!kyle28 Jul 20, 2010 Photographer

Class work dude!!!

As an infant, he crawls on all fours.
In the middle of life, he walks upright on two legs.
In old age, he uses a cane for assistance.

The riddle comes from Sophocles' tragic play, "Oedipus the King." It was posed by the Sphinx and answered correctly by Oedipus, the prince and future king of Thebes.

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