Question

am a wonderful creature but I cannot speak, orating among men— I do have a mouth and a wide belly…. I was on a ship with more of my brood.

Answer 1

Answer : aamhrpo (Amphora)

Question :-

The complete Question of the riddle is as follows -

The riddle is truly ancient, heralding from Anglo-Saxon Times. Can you figure out the solution amongst these scrambled answers ?

Riddle :-

I am a wonderful creature

But I cannot speak

Orating among men...

I do have a mouth

and a wide belly...

I was on a ship

with more of my brood.

Options :-

a) seturrae

b) eralrb

c) oltteb

d) aamhrpo

Answer :- aamhrpo (Amphora)

Extra Information :-

• An Amphora is a tall ancient Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck.

• The meaning of this word "Amphora" derived from two Greek roots.

• "Amph" means 'on both sides' and "Phor" means 'to carry'.

• Amphoras were used to store liquid and dry products.

• But, Amphoras were mostly used to store wine. It is also known as 'Wine-Jar'.

• Some Amphoras are small in size like wine bottles, but others are as big as grown men.

Answer 2

Answer:

The above riddle is taken from Anglo-Saxon Riddles. It’s a 10th-century riddle found in Exeter Book or Codex Exoniensis.  

The answer to the Riddle is- Wine Jar or Amphora.

Explanation:

Meaning of the Riddle.

The wine jar is wonderfully created by men and it listens to what other men speak. It consists of mouth from where the wine is poured and a belly where the wine is stored. It travelled on the ship with similar wine jars.