Five hundred begins it,
Five hundred ends it,
Five in the middle is seen;
First of all figures,the first of all letters,
Take up their stations between.
Join all together, and then you will bring;
Before you the name of an eminent king.
Guess What/Who am I ?
Since 500 is written as D in Roman Numerals, the first line and the second line gives the name as:
D--------D
The Roman numeral for 5 is V, and so the third line gives:
D----V-----D
The first of all figures in Roman numeral is I and the first of all letters is A, and so in terms of the fourth and fifth line, we have:
DIVAD or DAVID
Since, in terms of the sixth and seventh line, , the answer must be the name of a famous King, therefore only DAVID qualifies, as we know that in Hebrew Bible, DAVID is described as the king of the United kingdom of Israel and Judah.
Consequently, DAVID is the required answer to this riddle.
Edited on December 27, 2021, 12:41 pm
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