The Sphinx appears a lot in mythological stories.  She is exceptionally clever and asks riddles to her victims.  If they are lucky enough to answer her riddles then they are released, if not they die.  The sphinx has the body of a lion and the head of a woman with eagle’s wings.

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http://www.theoi.com/Ther/Sphinx.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx