The Sphinx and the City of Thebes

The name Sphinx comes from the Greek word sphingian, which means to squeeze or to strangle. When people came near her, whether locals or passerby, she would pose them a very difficult riddle. No one could answer it, and so living up to her name, the Sphinx would strangle them and then eat them. The Sphinx harrowed the city of thebes right up until the time King Lyus was killed by brigands. Ettipus told the creature to go ahead and hit him with that famous riddle. "What? She asked. Walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in