A sphinx (/sfɪŋks/ SFINKS; Ancient Greek: 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...

The Riddle of the Sphinx is an element of Greek mythology. Riddle of the Sphinx may also refer to: Riddle of the Sphinx: An Egyptian Adventure, 2000 videogame...

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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...

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...

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 Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms...

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...

Sphinx is a 1979 novel by Robin Cook. It follows a young American Egyptologist named Erica Baron, on a working vacation in Egypt, who stumbles into a dangerous...

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...

Sphinx chersis, the great ash sphinx or northern ash sphinx, is a moth that belongs to the family Sphingidae. This insect has a large wing span (90 to...

The Sphinx Head Society is the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. Sphinx Head recognizes Cornell senior men and women who have demonstrated...

Sphinx is the designation of an American test satellite. The Sphinx satellite was the payload for the first Titan IIIE Centaur rocket. It was launched...

Oedipus and the Sphinx is an 1864 oil on canvas painting by Gustave Moreau that was first exhibited at the French Salon of 1864 where it was an immediate...

Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Lesley-Anne Down and Frank Langella. The screenplay by John Byrum...

Sphinx of Naxos (560 BC) Delphi The Sphinx of Naxos, also Sphinx of the Naxians, now in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, is a 2.22 meter tall marble...

Aellopos titan, the Titan sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It has been found all the...

The Sphinx of Memphis or Alabaster Sphinx is a stone sphinx located near the remains of Memphis, Egypt. The carving is believed to have taken place between...

Sphinx is a documentation generator written and used by the Python community. It is written in Python, and also used in other environments. Sphinx converts...

The Sphinx of Agost is a Greek-influenced Iberian limestone sculpture, dated from the late 6th-century BCE, that was found in the Agost reservoir in Alicante...

Eumorpha labruscae, the gaudy sphinx, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. Wingspan of 4+5⁄16–4+3⁄4 inches (11–12 cm). Its body and dorsal forewings are...

Sphinx International Airport (IATA: SPX, ICAO: HESX) is a public airport, serving the city of Giza, on the western side of Cairo, Egypt. In October 2017...

The Sphinx water erosion hypothesis is a fringe claim, contending that the Great Sphinx of Giza and its enclosing walls eroded primarily due to ancient...

Hyles lineata, also known as the white-lined sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. They are sometimes known as a "hummingbird moth" because of their...

The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which...

The Sphinx (subtitled: An Independent Magazine for Magicians) was a monthly magic magazine published in Chicago from March 1902 through March 1953 by William...

Sphinx is a fulltext search engine that provides text search functionality to client applications. Sphinx can be used either as a stand-alone server or...

Ceratomia catalpae, the catalpa sphinx, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Other...

Caress of the Sphinx (also known as Art) is an 1896 painting by the Belgian Symbolist artist Fernand Khnopff (1858–1921) famed for its depiction of androgyny...