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Nov 2016
9m 58s

THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX

JON HAGADORN
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A tale of Greek mythology that tells the story of how Oedipus became the King of Thebes. Also this story first comes from Egypt, the Greek version has become the most widely known through the ages. Try to solve the riddle before you hear Oedipus' answer.

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