Riddle

A riddle can be classed as a statement with a solution. This solution, however, need not be logical. Solving riddles usually involve thinking about the question and putting it into context.

Riddle Media

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  Attic red-figure kylix c. 470 BCE: Oedipus ponders the riddle of the Sphinx, with the fate of Thebes at stake

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  Tree of the year – a Faroese stamp depicting a traditional Faroese version of the year-riddle.

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  The Exeter Book: the principal manuscript of medieval Germanic-language riddles.

Other websites

• Riddleness - Riddles With Answers
• Anglo-Saxon riddles
• riddles for adults-interesting and challenging riddles for adults