Motif
monster self-destruction after fulfilled solution condition
monster_self_destruction_after_fulfilled_solution_condition
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family, within the sub-family Monster self-destruction after a solution condition is fulfilled. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome MORPHEUS. / THE GORGONS. / GRAEAE. / SPHINX.; lines 4682-4726 confidence: high
Creon consults the oracle of Delphi and learns that solving one of the Sphinx's riddles is the only way to destroy her, after which she will throw herself from the rock.
The oracle declares that solving the Sphinx's riddle will cause her to destroy herself, and she does so after Oedipus answers correctly.
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