Sphinx
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- Name (English)
- Sphinx
- Short name
- Sphinx
- Short Description
- "A sphinx (/ˈsfɪŋks/ SFINGKS, Ancient Greek: σφίγξ [spʰíŋks], Boeotian: φίξ [pʰíːks], plural sphinxes or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.
In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She is mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. This deadly version of a sphinx appears in the myth and drama of Oedipus.
Unlike the Greek sphinx, which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (an androsphinx (Ancient Greek: ανδρόσφιγξ)). In addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent, but having a ferocious strength similar to the malevolent Greek version. Both were thought of as guardians, and often flank the entrances to temples." - (en.wikipedia.org 29.02.2020) - Entity Encoding
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Terrakotta-Statuette, böotisch: Sphinx. 2. Hälfte 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
Die Statuette zeigt eine...
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Image: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität: Archäologische Sammlungen - CC BY-NC-SA -
Lekythos, attisch-rotfigurig (Fragment): Sphinx, Werkstatt des Jenaer Malers (?). 400-380 v. Chr.
Auf beiden Scherben (SAK V...
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Image: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität: Archäologische Sammlungen - CC BY-NC-SA -
Lekythos, attisch-rotfigurig (Fragment): Sphinx, Werkstatt des Jenaer Malers (?). 400-380 v. Chr.
Auf beiden Scherben (SAK V...
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Image: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität: Archäologische Sammlungen - CC BY-NC-SA -
Gefußtes Gewürzschälchen
Napoleons Ägyptenfeldzug hat...
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Image: Museum Schloss Moritzburg Zeitz - CC BY-NC-SA -
Keramische Plastik Sphinx
Sphinx auf einer erhöhten...
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Image: Ofen- und Keramikmuseum Velten - CC BY-NC-SA
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