A sphinx (/sfɪŋks/ SFINKS; Ancient Greek: σφίγξ, pronounced [spʰíŋks]; Boeotian: φίξ, romanized: phíx, pronounced [pʰíːks]; pl. sphinxes or sphinges) is...
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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...
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Sphingidae (redirect from Sphinx moth)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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CMU Sphinx, also called Sphinx for short, is the general term to describe a group of speech recognition systems developed at Carnegie Mellon University...
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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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The Sphinx Head Society is the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. Sphinx Head recognizes Cornell senior men and women who have demonstrated...
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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...
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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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Sphinx kalmiae, the laurel sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the temperate parts of the United States and southern Canada east...
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Mandrill (redirect from Mandrillus sphinx)
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...
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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...
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The Sphinx of Taharqo is a granite gneiss statue of a sphinx with the face of Taharqo. He was a Nubian king, who was one of the 25th Egyptian Dynasty (about...
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Hyles lineata (redirect from White-lined Sphinx)
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...
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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...
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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...
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Eumorpha pandorus (redirect from Pandora sphinx)
Eumorpha pandorus, the Pandora sphinx moth or Pandorus sphinx moth, is a North American moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described...
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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...
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Giza pyramid complex (section Pyramids and Sphinx)
of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx. All were built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient...
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Sphinx drupiferarum, the wild cherry sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is...
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Sphinx ligustri, the privet hawk moth, is a moth found in most of the Palearctic realm. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th...
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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...
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Actium and Battle of Alexandria, Cleopatra visits her tomb beneath the Sphinx to bury a treasure and form an undead army of her fallen soldiers to protect...
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The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which...
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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...
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Isoparce cupressi (redirect from Sphinx cupressi)
Isoparce cupressi, the baldcypress sphinx or cypress sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in cypress swamps in from Maryland to Texas...
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Manduca rustica (redirect from Rustic Sphinx)
Manduca rustica, the rustic sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found...
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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...
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