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Categories: Human-headed mythical creatures, Mythological monsters, Riddles, Female legendary creatures, Archaeology

Sphinx

(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon WordNet 3.0

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(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. Wikipedia

Mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Egyptian mythological creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion Wikidata

One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who commited suicide out of frustration after Oedipus managed to solve her riddles. Wiktionary

IS A

mythical monster

hybrid beasts in folklore

HAS PART

homo

lion

PART OF

Egyptian mythology

fontaine de la Pyramide

HAS KIND

CATEGORY DOMAIN

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

Otto's encyclopedia

The Nuttall Encyclopædia

DIFFERENT FROM

FATHER

MOTHER

PRESENT IN WORK

The NeverEnding Story

SEX OR GENDER

female

SIBLING

Hydra

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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Sphinx

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