Question
Instead of facing these questions, sons of Laius (“LIE-us”) who sought their sister’s throne were asked to recite the prophecy Cadmus was given at Delphi. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these questions that were asked on Mount Phicium. One of these questions greeted travelers by asking for the creature with one voice, while another refers to Day and Night as sisters who birthed each other.
ANSWER: riddles of the Sphinx [accept word forms such as the Sphinx’s riddles; prompt on riddles by asking “who posited them?”]
[10e] Answer the Sphinx’s modernized riddle: What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?
ANSWER: man [accept woman, people, and humans; accept equivalents] (The actual riddle is more like “What is it that has one voice, and is four-footed, two-footed, and three-footed?”)
[10m] The Sphinx killed Haemon, the son of this Theban king, whose sister Jocasta married Oedipus.
ANSWER: Creon
<Kevin Thomas, RMP - Greco-Roman Mythology> ~22586~ <Editor: Kevin Thomas>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 19.72 | 97% | 17% | 83% |