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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]; pl.
sphinxes or
sphinges /ˈsfɪndʒiːz/) is a
mythical creature with the head of...
- 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 east...
- 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...
-
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...
- The
Sphinx water erosion hypothesis is a
fringe claim,
contending that the
Great Sphinx of Giza and its
enclosing walls show
erosion consistent with precipitation...
- 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
Royal Navy have
borne the name HMS
Sphinx or HMS Sphynx,
after the
mythical creature, the
Sphinx: HMS
Sphinx (1748) was a 24-gun
sixth rate launched...
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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...
- The
Sphinx Head
Society is the
oldest senior honor society at
Cornell University.
Sphinx Head
recognizes Cornell senior men and
women who have demonstrated...
- 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...
