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Sphinx
Sphinx Sphinx, n. [L., from Gr. sfi`gx, usually derived from
sfi`ggein to bind tight or together, as if the Throttler.]
1.
(a) In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry,
having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a
hawk, upon the wingless body of a lion.
Meaning of Sphinx from wikipedia
- A
sphinx (/sfɪŋks/ SFINKS;
Ancient Gr****: σφίγξ,
pronounced [spʰíŋks]; Boeotian: φίξ, romanized: phíx,
pronounced [pʰíːks]; pl.
sphinxes or sphinges) is...
- The
Great Sphinx of Giza is a
limestone statue of a
reclining sphinx, a
mythical creature with the head of a
human and the body of a lion.
Facing directly...
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Great Sphinx of Giza, the
giant Sphinx statue near the
Great Pyramids Sphinx of Memphis, a
stone sphinx located near the
ruins of
Memphis Sphinx International...
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evolved into the
Sphinx 2000,
Sphinx 3000
custom competition pistol, and
Sphinx SDP Compact.
Sphinx went out of
business in July 2016.
Sphinx started its work...
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Sphinx gordius, the
apple sphinx, is a moth of the
family Sphingidae. The
species was
first described by
Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is
found in the northern...
- The
mandrill (Mandrillus
sphinx) is a
large Old
World monkey native to west
central Africa. It is one of the most
colorful mammals in the world, with red...
- CMU
Sphinx, also
called Sphinx for short, is the
general term to
describe a
group of
speech recognition systems developed at
Carnegie Mellon University...
- The
Sphinx (Romanian: Sfinxul) is a
natural rock
formation in the
Bucegi Natural Park
which is in the
Bucegi Mountains of Romania. It is
located at an...
- The
Riddle of the
Sphinx is an
element of Gr**** mythology.
Riddle of the
Sphinx may also
refer to:
Riddle of the
Sphinx: An
Egyptian Adventure, 2000 videogame...
- The
Sphinx Observatory is an
astronomical observatory located above the
Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is
named after the
Sphinx, a
rocky summit on which...