Why couldn't Oedipus enter Thebes when he first arrived?

to Thebes and asked each passerby a question and if they couldn't answer it ... Puzzled at first, then angry, Oedipus insists that Tiresias tell Thebes what he knows. ... was killed at a three-way crossroads, just before Oedipus arrived in Thebes. ...

Explanation:

covert: hidden or secret

candid: truthful and straightforward

what i get from these phrases is covert means undercover or underground and that's where the flower is in april. on the other hand, may is the month where flowers start to bloom and thats the reason why candid is being used as a word to describe the blossoming period of a flower.

hope this answer you.