Emphasis Preaching Journal

One of the most famous riddles is that of the Sphinx: "What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two at midday, and three at night?" Often riddles are used as a game but they are also historically and culturally a display of wisdom. Riddles maintain multiple perspectives in tension. Thus, the sphinx was shown to be wise as the keeper of the riddle and Oedipus in solving it, answering, "Man."