Oedipus and the Sphinx: Classical Greek Vase Artwork #194852 (License: Personal Use)

This black-figure pottery scene illustrates the mythological encounter between Oedipus and the Sphinx at the gates of Thebes, where Oedipus solves the riddle “What walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?” The composition features Oedipus in contemplative pose beside a column-mounted Sphinx with lion body, eagle wings, and human head, framed by a meander and floral motif border typical of Archaic-period Athenian ceramics.

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