Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – How to Solve the Sphinx’s Riddles

As you progress through the main story in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you’ll eventually encounter a point where mythology and reality merge. At this stage, you’ll be tasked with retrieving four artifacts from mythical creatures to progress the Atlantis storyline. One of these creatures is the legendary Sphinx, which challenges you with a riddle-based trial.

This guide will walk you through where to find the Sphinx, how to start the challenge, and the answers to all possible riddles so you can claim your rewards.

Where to Find the Sphinx

You can find the Sphinx statue in the Scorched Rolling Plains of Boeotia. However, before you can begin the challenge, you must complete a side objective:

1. Defeat the Alpha Lion – Nearby, you’ll find an Alpha Lion that you need to kill.
2. Obtain the Medallion – Once the lion is defeated, you’ll receive a Medallion, which is required to activate the Sphinx’s trial.
3. Activate the Challenge – Take the Medallion to the Sphinx’s statue to begin the encounter.

The Sphinx’s Challenge: Answering 3 Riddles

Once you place the Medallion in the statue, the lifeless Sphinx will disappear, and the real Sphinx will appear in its place. She will speak to you and present a challenge: answer three riddles correctly to prove your wisdom.

If you answer correctly, you’ll receive powerful rewards. However, if you get even one answer wrong, you’ll fail and be instantly killed, forcing you to try again.

All Possible Riddles and Their Answers

The Sphinx will ask three riddles randomly from the list below:

1. “What can bring back the dead; make you cry, make you laugh, make you you; is born in an instant, yet lasts a lifetime?”
   • Answer: A memory.
2. “At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen.”
   • Answer: The stars.
3. “In spring I am gay in handsome array; in summer more clothing I wear; when colder it grows, I fling off my clothes; and in winter quite naked appear.”
   • Answer: A tree.
4. “Never resting, never still; moving silently from hill to hill; it does not walk, run, or trot; all is cool where it is not.”
   • Answer: The sun.
5. “This thing all things devour: birds, beasts, trees, flowers; gnaws iron, bites steel; grinds hard stones to meal; slays kings, ruins towns; and beats high mountains down.”
   • Answer: Time.
6. “As small as your thumb, I am light in the air. You may hear me before you see me, but trust that I’m there.”
   • Answer: A hummingbird.
7. “Some try to hide, some try to cheat; but time will show, we always meet. Try as you might to guess my name; I promise you’ll know when I do claim.”
   • Answer: Death.
8. “What is always old and sometimes new; never sad, sometimes blue; never empty, but sometimes full; never pushes, always pulls?”
   • Answer: The moon.
9. “What is large, yet never grows; has roots that cannot be seen; and is taller than trees?”
   • Answer: A mountain.
10. “I create my lair with earthen string, and dispatch my prey with a biting sting.”
    • Answer: A spider.
11. “What can run, but never walks; has a mouth, but never talks; has a head, but never weeps; has a bed, but never sleeps?”
    • Answer: A river.
12. “I’m alive, but without breath; I’m as cold in life as in death; I’m never thirsty, though I always drink.”
    • Answer: A fish.

How to Input Your Answers

After the Sphinx asks its three riddles, you’ll need to input your answers by interacting with the stone tablets surrounding it.

1. Look around the area for the tablet with the image corresponding to your answer.
2. Interact with the correct three tablets.
3. If all answers are correct, you’ll complete the challenge and receive your rewards.
4. If you make a mistake, the Sphinx will kill you, and you’ll need to restart the challenge.

Rewards for Solving the Sphinx’s Riddles

Successfully completing the Sphinx’s trial grants you several valuable rewards:

• Prize of the Sphinx (Required artifact for the Atlantis questline)
• Sphinx Figurehead (Legendary Ship Cosmetic)
• Mace of the Sphinx (Legendary Weapon)
• XP and Drachmae

Additionally, solving the riddles unlocks the “Riddle Me This” achievement/trophy.

The Sphinx’s trial is one of the most unique challenges in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, requiring wisdom rather than combat skills. By using this guide, you’ll be able to answer any riddle correctly and claim your rewards without the risk of failure.

Looking for more legendary encounters? Check out our guide on how to defeat the Minotaur and claim even more powerful loot!

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