Riddles
Thirty white horses on a red hill, / First they champ, / Then they stamp, / Then they stand still.
What are teeth?
The queen of Corinth, Merope.
Who is Oedipus' mother by adoption?
What the oracle tells Creon Thebes must do to end the plague devastating the city.
What is, root out and punish the murderer of Laius, still living in Thebes?
Voiceless it cries, / Wingless flutters,/ Toothless bites,/ Mouthless mutters
What is wind?
Polybus, the King of Corinth whose death of old age the Messenger announces late in the play.
Who is Oedipus' father by adoption?
He told Oedipus long ago, "You are not your father's son."
Who is a drunken man in Corinth?
It has roots as nobody sees, / Is taller than trees / Up, up it goes, / And yet never grows.
What is a mountain?
Creon, brother of Jocasta.
Who is Oedipus' uncle and brother-in-law?
Before Oedipus was born, an oracle delivered this prophecy about their son to Laius and Jocasta.
What is, "Your son will kill his own father."
It goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening.
What is man?
Jocasta, wife of the former king of Thebes.
Who is Oedipus' mother?
He tells Oedipus late in the play, "Don't worry! You are not the son of Polybus!"
Who is the Messenger from Corinth.
The murderer of Laius and embodiment of corruption, whom Thebes is currently harboring.
Who is Oedipus?
Laius, the former king of Thebes who was killed at a triple crossroads some twenty years ago.
Who is Oedipus' father?
He warned Oedipus long ago, "You will kill your father and father children on your own mother."
Who is Apollo, speaking through the oracle at Delphi.