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A ''' | A '''sphinx''' was a mythological creature with a [[lion]]'s body and a [[human]] head associated with [[Egypt]]ian and [[Greece|Greek]] legends. | ||
[[Jason (Island of the Sirens)|Jason]] and the [[Argo]]nauts encountered a sphinx from [[Satroz]] when an alien prison ship crashed on Earth. She was shot dead by the [[Parthenope]] prisoners. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of the Sirens (short story)|Island of the Sirens]]'') | |||
[[Jason (Island of the Sirens)|Jason]] and the [[Argo]]nauts encountered a | |||
The [[New Jupiter]] [[EarthWorld]] theme park confused Egyptian and Greek legends. The riddle of the sphinx, "What walks | The [[New Jupiter]] [[EarthWorld]] theme park confused Egyptian and Greek legends. The riddle of the sphinx, "What walks | ||
on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs by nightfall?" came from Greek legends. The answer was "[[human|man]]". The Egyptian Zone's sphinx asked this question to anyone trying to enter the [[pyramid]]. [[Anji Kapoor]] gave the answer before it was asked because she was trying to outrun robotic [[dinosaur]]s. The huge sphinx also had wings like an [[eagle]] and a missing nose like the Great Sphinx. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'') | on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs by nightfall?" came from Greek legends. The answer was "[[human|man]]". The Egyptian Zone's sphinx asked this question to anyone trying to enter the [[pyramid]]. [[Anji Kapoor]] gave the answer before it was asked because she was trying to outrun robotic [[dinosaur]]s. The huge sphinx also had wings like an [[eagle]] and a missing nose like the Great Sphinx. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'') | ||
The image of a sphinx was sometimes the basis for large building works, as with the [[Great Sphinx]] in [[Giza]], [[Egypt]], and the [[Martian Sphinx]]. | |||
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Revision as of 13:36, 10 August 2013
A sphinx was a mythological creature with a lion's body and a human head associated with Egyptian and Greek legends.
Jason and the Argonauts encountered a sphinx from Satroz when an alien prison ship crashed on Earth. She was shot dead by the Parthenope prisoners. (PROSE: Island of the Sirens)
The New Jupiter EarthWorld theme park confused Egyptian and Greek legends. The riddle of the sphinx, "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs by nightfall?" came from Greek legends. The answer was "man". The Egyptian Zone's sphinx asked this question to anyone trying to enter the pyramid. Anji Kapoor gave the answer before it was asked because she was trying to outrun robotic dinosaurs. The huge sphinx also had wings like an eagle and a missing nose like the Great Sphinx. (PROSE: GodEngine)
The image of a sphinx was sometimes the basis for large building works, as with the Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt, and the Martian Sphinx.
