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The Most Dangerous Game:
Capital Riddles in Western Culture

“Riddles are metaphors for existence and the double-faced nature of humans themselves, for they are often both playful and serious, warning and entertainment, “mystical and trivial,” sometimes a reverent prayer, a meditation on the nature of being and the universe — and sometimes they are a taunt. They emerged during the same time as the ancient myths and legends, for they were mini-mysteries, whose insights revealed the meaning of the world around us, and the most famous riddles asked questions of vast significance. Many believed that only special individuals with the gift of clairvoyance could solve the revelation-conundrums spoken by the god-creators through their oracles (like most ancient religions, anointed priests and priestesses acted as intercessors between the divine and earthly realms).”

https://counter-currents.com/2021/05/most-dangerous-game/