E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Josephus relates how Hiram, King of Tyre, and Solomon had once a contest in riddles, when Solomon won a large sum of money; but he subsequently lost it to Abdemon, one of Hirams subjects. | 1 |
Riddle. Plutarch states that Homer died of chagrin because he could not solve a certain riddle. (See SPHINX.) | 2 |
Father of riddles. So the Abbé Cotin dubbed himself, but posterity has not confirmed his right to the title. (16041682.) (See REE.) | 3 |
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