The Egyptian Sphinx

Legend of the Sphinx according to Mythology

The Sphinx is defined in Greek Mythology as a monster with the head and breasts of a women, the body of a lion, and the wings of a bird. The riddle of the Sphinx is a term added later to a legend which stated that the Sphinx would not let anyone enter the city of Thebes without answering a riddle. Such as this one "What is it that has four feet in the morning, two at noon, and three at night?" Those who could not answer this riddle were killed. But following the mythology, one man named Oedipus solved this riddle by saying "Man, who crawls on four limbs as a baby, walks upright on two as an adult, and walks with the aid of a stick in old age," Thus the Sphinx killed herself. Ridding the Thebans of this monster, they made Oedipus their king.

Location of the Egyptian Sphinx

In Egypt, the sphinx is located near the pyramids. When these Sphinxes were built – many times they were made into an image of a king. The Great Sphinx of Giza is the most famous of them all and dates from before 2500 B.C.

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