sphinx

Summary

sphinx is a mythical hybrid^[1]. sphinx draws 4,612 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_hybrid category, ranking #2 of 13).^[2]

Key Facts

• sphinx's father was Typhon^[3].
• sphinx's father was Orthrus^[4].
• sphinx's mother was Echidna^[5].
• sphinx's mother was chimera^[6].
• sphinx is recorded as female^[7].
• sphinx's instance of is recorded as mythical hybrid^[8].
• sphinx's instance of is recorded as mythical character^[9].
• sphinx is part of Egyptian mythology^[10].
• sphinx's Commons category is recorded as Sphinxes^[11].
• sphinx's country of origin is recorded as Ancient Greece^[12].
• sphinx comprises lion^[13].
• sphinx comprises human^[14].
• 800 BC marks the founding of sphinx^[15].
• sphinx's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sphinxes^[16].
• sphinx's Commons gallery is recorded as Sphinx^[17].
• sphinx's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[18].
• sphinx's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• sphinx's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• sphinx's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition^[21].
• sphinx's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[22].
• sphinx's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[23].
• sphinx's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• sphinx's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• sphinx's present in work is recorded as The NeverEnding Story^[26].
• sphinx's different from is recorded as Sfinks^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mythical hybrid^[8] and mythical character^[9].

Origins

800 BC marks the founding of sphinx^[15].

Use and Application

Components include lion^[13], a taxon^[28] and human^[14], an organisms known by a particular common name^[29]. sphinx is part of Egyptian mythology^[10].

Influence

Things named for sphinx include 896 Sphinx^[30], an asteroid^[31].

Why It Matters

sphinx draws 4,612 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_hybrid category, ranking #2 of 13).^[2] sphinx has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] sphinx is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for sphinx include 896 Sphinx^[30], an asteroid^[31].

FAQs

Who were sphinx's parents?

sphinx's father was Typhon^[3]. sphinx's mother was Echidna^[5].