How did Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx?

Terence Rajivan Edward

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This paper presents two accounts of how Oedipus might have arrived at the answer to the Sphinx's riddle by proceeding methodically.

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Oedipus Riddle of the Sphinx Sophocles

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Tragedy and Civilization: An Interpretation of Sophocles.Meredith Clarke Hoppin & Charles Segal - 1984 - American Journal of Philology 105 (1):108.

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