the riddle of the Sphinx

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• Riddle of the Sphinx — most commonly refers to the mysteries surrounding the Great Sphinx of Giza. It may also refer to:*The famous riddle asked by the Greek Sphinx: Which creature in the morning goes on four feet, at noon on two, and in the evening upon three? *Riddle …   Wikipedia

• Riddle (disambiguation) — Riddle may refer to: *Riddle, a form of a word puzzle **The World riddle of Friedrich Nietzsche, the meaning of life **Riddle of the Sphinx **The Riddle SongPeople*Almeda Riddle (1898 1986), American folk singer *George R. Riddle (1817 1867),… …   Wikipedia

• Sphinx — the Sphinx a) also the Great Sphinx a large, very ancient sphinx which is close to the Pyramids of El Giza in Egypt and is visited by many tourists b) in Greek ↑mythology, a creature with the head of a woman and the body of a lion. She lay… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Sphinx — Sphinx, n. [L., from Gr. sfi gx, usually derived from sfi ggein to bind tight or together, as if the Throttler.] 1. (a) In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a hawk, upon the wingless… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sphinx baboon — Sphinx Sphinx, n. [L., from Gr. sfi gx, usually derived from sfi ggein to bind tight or together, as if the Throttler.] 1. (a) In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a hawk, upon the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sphinx moth — Sphinx Sphinx, n. [L., from Gr. sfi gx, usually derived from sfi ggein to bind tight or together, as if the Throttler.] 1. (a) In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a hawk, upon the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sphinx (senior society) — The Sphinx is the oldest of the eight senior societies at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and is now one of the oldest all male secret societies in the nation (The Flat Hat Club and others at the College of William and Mary being… …   Wikipedia

• sphinx´like´ — Sphinx «sfihngks», noun. 1. a huge stone statue with a man s head and a lion s body, near Cairo, Egypt. 2. Greek Mythology. a monster with the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and wings. The Sphinx proposed a riddle to every passer by and… …   Useful english dictionary

• sphinx — early 15c., monster of Gk. mythology, from L. Sphinx, from Gk. Sphinx, lit. the strangler, a back formation from sphingein to squeeze, bind (see SPHINCTER (Cf. sphincter)). Monster, having a lion s (winged) body and a woman s head, that waylaid… …   Etymology dictionary

• The ClueFinders 4th Grade Adventures: Puzzle of the Pyramid — The ClueFinders 4th Grade Adventures Developer(s) The Learning Company Publisher(s) …   Wikipedia

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