Minis On The Edge Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 The ancient people of Egypt, Greece and the Near Eastall had legends about many imaginary creatures with human heads and animal like bodies. These people built statues of these creatures called sphinxes, to guard the temples & tombs. The Spinx in greek mothology had the head of a Woman and the body of a lion. She live on a high mountain in Thebes and stopped any and all travelers trying to pass her by and asked them a riddle. The Question Of The Day is What was the Riddle of the Sphinx? What did this sphinx do to those who could not answer the riddle? Please do NOT give the answer of the riddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydroped Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 The riddle is What creature walks on four legs in the mourning, two legs in the day and three legs at sunset? I'm thinking she turned those who couldn't answer to either stone or dust... <?> -David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Good on you, David! You must have had to plod through Oedipus rex, too! He was the smartie who guessed the Sphinx's riddle & went on to murder his father & marry his mother (one step closer to Hamlet!) and then had his eyes put out & spent his final days being led about by a bratty kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydroped Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 LOL Holly, Nope - even though I love greek and roman stories - I never read Oedipus Rex.. but I did see the Sphinx's riddle in a movie... I think it was the Never Ending Story. Didn't poor ol rex put out his own eyes with his wife's broach or some kind of pin that she was wearing when she hanged herself? heheh - man and I used to think soap operas were a modern invention -David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 Anyone who was not able to solve the riddle was eaten by the sphinx . Okay, what is the answer to the Sphinx's riddle? The riddle you quoted was correct! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Should we answer here or in a PM? Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 The answer to the sphinx's riddle is MAN. In infancy he crawls on all fours, in the prime of life he walks (if healthy & able) on two legs, and in the decrepitude of old age he hobbles with a cane. Now I hope I don't kill my father, marry my mother & poke out my eyes ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 You are correct Holly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydroped Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Eaten by the Sphinx! LOL Darn- that's what I get for getting my answers out of a kid's movie -David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 Hey David, that is a GREAT movie too! I saw it about a month ago on cable. Now I remember why I liked that movie so much when I was younger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I loved that movie too! I asked hubby the riddle and he knew the answer right away (of course)! My walking encyclopedia!! We went and saw 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' yesterday. It was totally awesome!! Everyone clapped at the end (which is funny because it's not like the actors know you're clapping) Oh well, makes you feel good anyway! I highly recommend this movie!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I discovered the Narnian chronicles as a young adult (& huge CS Lewis fan) and read them to my sons & let them read my set to rags. Lewis explained Christianity without being "preachy" or necessarily sectarian. He & JRR Tolkien were best friends and The Lord of the Rings was being written & published in a similar time frame to the Chronicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroJivvy Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Hubby and I are huge CS Lewis fans... we were nervous about the movie (it's soooo hard to translate books to movies), but had to go... Just saw it and have to say, the makers did an excellent job -- no, it's not the book, but it's an excellent interpretation. Highly recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbugkc Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I got to see the new Narnia movie, too! I loved it and it inspired me to read the series. I never read them as a child so they are all new to me now. I've read five out of the seven so far, and I LOVE them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 I love C.S. Lewis' books. My favourite is Mere Christianity. My husband bought me a couple of his other books for Christmas this year. Haven't read Chronicles of Narnia since I was a child. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie. Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbugkc Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Books are my favorite Christmas gift! My husband gave me the Narnia series and one other by C.S. Lewis that I hadn't heard of before. I think that it is called Pilgrims Regress. I haven't read it yet. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 The Pilgrim's Regress was an interesting read, one of my earliest favorite books that I received as a gift was John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress; if you have rad it, it makes Lewis' book more interesting. I also enjoyed The Screwtape Letters, I think a mini vignette of Uncle Screwtape & young Wormwood would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Books are my favourite gifts too! This year Ray bought me C.S. Lewis - The Weight of Glory - and - The Great Divorce. I'd love to read the complete Screwtape Letters. So far I've just read excerpts from a compilation of Devotionals from C.S. Lewis books. Holly, you're right that it would be fun to do a vignette of Uncle Screwtape and Wormwood! Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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