Refer to "sphinx" by e. m. beren by clicking on "directions" in the bottom right corner. why did hera send the sphinx to the thebans? to punish them to reward them to give them a positive sign to trick them to give them wisdom

The correct answer for this question would be the second option. The alliterative phrase that best reflects the theme that the world contains dark and powerful forces is this: "In what distant deeps or skies". Hope this is the answer that you are looking for.