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1 the riddle of the Sphinx
(the riddle of the Sphinx (тж. Sphinx's riddle))загадка сфинкса, очень трудная загадка [этим. миф.] -
2 riddle
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3 riddle
A n1 ( puzzle) devinette f ; to ask sb/tell sb a riddle poser/raconter une devinette à qn ; to speak in riddles parler par énigmes ; the riddle of the Sphinx l'énigme du Sphinx ;3 Hort crible m.B vtr2 ( undermine) to be riddled with [person, organ] être rongé or miné par [disease] ; [person] être rongé par [doubt, guilt] ; [issue, language] fourmiller de [problems, ambiguities, errors] ; it's riddled with corruption la corruption règne ;3 Hort passer [qch] au crible [soil]. -
4 Sphinx
f; -, -e sphinx (auch fig.); das Rätsel der Sphinx MYTH. the riddle of the Sphinx; wie eine Sphinx lächeln give a sphinxlike smile; sie ist eine Sphinx fig. she is sphinxlike ( oder inscrutable)* * *Sphịnx [sfɪŋks]f -, -esphinx* * *<-, -e o Sphingen>[sfɪŋks, pl ˈsfɪŋən]f sphinx* * *die od. der; Sphinx, Sphinxe od. Sphingen (Ägyptologie, Kunstwiss.) sphinx* * *das Rätsel der Sphinx MYTH the riddle of the Sphinx;wie eine Sphinx lächeln give a sphinxlike smile;* * *die od. der; Sphinx, Sphinxe od. Sphingen (Ägyptologie, Kunstwiss.) sphinx* * *-en f.sphinx n. -
5 énigme
énigme [enigm]feminine noun( = mystère) enigma ; ( = jeu) riddle* * *enigm1) ( mystère) enigma, mystery2) ( devinette) riddle* * *eniɡm nf* * *énigme nf1 ( mystère) enigma, mystery; c'est une énigme it's an enigma ou a mystery; découvrir la clé or le mot de l'énigme fig to discover the key ou the answer to the mystery;2 ( devinette) riddle; parler par énigmes to speak in riddles; l'énigme du Sphinx the riddle of the Sphinx.[enigm] nom fémininles enquêteurs tentent de résoudre l'énigme de sa disparition the police are trying to solve the riddle of his disappearance2. [devinette] riddle -
6 sfinks
m sgt (A Sfinksa) Mitol. the Sphinx (of Thebes)- kto rozwiązał zagadkę Sfinksa? who solved the riddle of the Sphinx?* * ** * *ma1. sztuka sphinx.2. przen. (= tajemnicza osoba) mystery, enigma.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > sfinks
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7 Oedipodes
Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:I.Oedipo,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;A.when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,
Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:B. C.impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:D.Oedipodionidae fratres,
i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):II.ales,
i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:fratres,
id. ib. 10, 801.—Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext. -
8 Oedipodia
Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:I.Oedipo,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;A.when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,
Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:B. C.impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:D.Oedipodionidae fratres,
i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):II.ales,
i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:fratres,
id. ib. 10, 801.—Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext. -
9 Oedipodionides
Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:I.Oedipo,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;A.when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,
Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:B. C.impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:D.Oedipodionidae fratres,
i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):II.ales,
i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:fratres,
id. ib. 10, 801.—Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext. -
10 Oedipodionius
Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:I.Oedipo,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;A.when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,
Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:B. C.impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:D.Oedipodionidae fratres,
i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):II.ales,
i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:fratres,
id. ib. 10, 801.—Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext. -
11 Oedipus
Oedĭpus, ŏdis and i ( gen. Oedipŏdis, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; acc. Oedipum, id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Fat. 13, 30; abl. Oedipŏde, id. ib. 14, 33; Stat. Th. 7, 513:I.Oedipo,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34; plur. acc. Oedipodas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Oidipous.A king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta. He unwittingly killed his father; he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and unknowingly married his own mother, who had by him Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, and Antigone;A.when the incest was discovered, he put out his own eyes, and wandered forth to Athens, where a temple was afterwards dedicated to him,
Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; 242; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 470; 6, 609; Sen. Oedip.; Cic. Fat. 13, sq.; Varr. Sat. Men. 62, 1.—Prov. for a solver of enigmas:isti orationi Oedipo Opus conjectore est, qui Sphingi interpres fuit,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 34: Davus sum, non Oedipus, I am no Œdipus (that can solve all riddles), Ter. And. 1, 2, 23.—Hence,Oedĭpŏdes, ae, m., = Oidipodês, a collat. form for Oedipus, Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 289:B. C.impii Oedipodae nuptiales faces,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 496; Stat. Th. 1, 48; 163; abl. Oedipoda, Sen. Oedip. 942.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Œdipus; of Polyneices, Stat. Th. 1, 313:D.Oedipodionidae fratres,
i. e. Eteocles and Polyneices, Aus. Epigr. 139; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 216.—Oedĭpŏdīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Oidipodionios, of or belonging to Œdipus, Thebœ, Ov M. 15, 429; Luc. 8, 407 (where others read Oedipodionidas, from Oedipodionis, idis, f.):II.ales,
i. e. Sphinx, Stat. Th. 2, 505:fratres,
id. ib. 10, 801.—Oedipus Colonēus, the title of a tragedy of Sophocles, Gr. Oidipous epi Kolônôi, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 12; and of a tragedy of Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 56 ext. -
12 τρίπους
A three-footed, of or with three feet: and so,I measuring three feet,τ. τὸ εὖρος Hdt.3.60
;τ. πλάτος IG12.372.14
, al.; ὅρους.. μὴ ἔλαττον ἢ τρίποδας ib.22.2492.24; τ. [γραμμή] Pl.Men. 83e; ἡ τ. [δύναμις] the side of a square three feet in area, Id.Tht. 147d.II going on three feet, prov. of an old man who leans on a staff,τρίποδι βροτῷ Hes.Op. 533
(but τρίποδι βροτοὶ ἶς οι is prob. cj.);τρίποδας ὁδοὺς στείχει A.Ag.80
(anap.); cf. τριτοβάμων, and see the Sphinx's riddle in AP14.64.III of tables, vessels, etc., three-legged,τ. λέβης A.Fr.1
; ; :—but mostlyIV as Subst., τρίπους, ὁ,1 tripod, i.e. three-legged cauldron, Il.18.344, Od.8.434, etc.;τ. ἐμπυριβήτης Il.23.702
;ὑψίβατος τ. ἀμφίπυρος S.Aj. 1405
(anap.); ἄπυροι τ. tripods untouched by fire, i.e. new, unused, Il.9.122, cf. Paus.4.32.1; used as κρατῆρες, Semus l. c., Phylarch.44J.; given as prizes, Il.11.700, 23.264, al.; as gifts of honour, 8.290, Od.13.13; in Crete used as currency, GDI4969.130; placed as votive gifts in temples, esp. in that of Apollo at Delphi, Th.1.132, SIG 697 L3 (Delph., ii B. C.), etc.;ἡ τοῦ τ. ἀνάθεσις Lys.21.2
; these were then called τ. ἀναθηματικοί, Δελφικοί, Apollon.Lex.; a street at Athens adorned with these gifts was called οἱ Τρίποδες, Paus.1.20.1; or they were preserved in private houses, Pi.I.1.19; they were mostly of bronze, Paus.4.12.8, but sts. of precious metals, even of gold, Pi.P.11.4, Hdt.9.81, Ar.Pl.9, Paus.10.13.9; sts. of wood,ξύλινοι τ. Id.4.12.8
; from a tripod the Delphic Priestess delivered her oracles, E. Ion91 (anap.), Or. 164 (lyr.), Orac. ap. Ar.Eq. 1016, etc.: metaph., ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τ. τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται [ὁ ποιητής] Pl.Lg. 719c: prov., ἐκ τρίποδος λέγειν, i. e. authoritatively, Ath.2.37f; τὰ ἀπὸ τ., τὰ ἐκ τ., Zen.6.3, Diogenian.8.21, cf. Plu.Dem.29.b Τρίπους, name of a work by Nausiphanes, D.L.10.14; of a work by Glaucias the Empiric, Gal.Subf.Emp.p.63B.3 three-legged table, X.An.7.3.21, Plu.Cleom.13; κύκλος τρίποδος the circular top of.., Artem.5.20, cf. 1.74.4 a kind of ear-ring, Poll.5.97.5 a musical instrument, described by Artemoap.Ath.14.637b. (The oldest nom. of stem τριποδ- is prob. τρίπος (q. v.), which comes from τριποδ-ς but was later regarded as an o-stem.)Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > τρίπους
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13 ῥαψῳδός
ῥαψῳδ-ός, ὁ,A reciter of Epic poems, sts. applied to the bard who recited his own poem, as to Hesiod, Nicocl. ap. Sch.Pi.N.2.2 (v. infr.); but usu., professional reciters, esp. of the poems of Homer, Hdt.5.67, Pl. Ion 530c, etc.: also ῥ. κύων, ironically, of the Sphinx who chanted her riddle, S.OT 391. (Prob. from ῥάπτω, ἀοιδή; Hes.Fr. 265 speaks of himself and Homer as ἐν νεαροῖς ὕμνοις ῥάψαντες ἀοιδήν, and Pi.N.2.2 calls Epic poets ῥαπτῶν ἐπέων ἀοιδοί: not from ῥάβδος (cf.ῥάβδος 1.6
) as if ῥαβδῳδός (Eust.6.24, ῥαβδῳδία ib.16).)Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ῥαψῳδός
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14 Oedipūs
Oedipūs odis, m, Οἰδίπουσ, a king of Thebes, who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, C., O.—Prov.: Davus sum, non Oedipus, i. e. no diviner, T. -
15 αἴνιγμα
1 riddle sc. of the Sphinx. αἴνιγμα παρθένοἰ ἐξ ἀγριᾶν γνάθων fr. 177a. -
16 Μοῦσα
Μοῦσα, ης, ἡ, [dialect] Aeol. [full] Μοῖσα Sapph.84, IG42(1).130.16, etc.; [dialect] Dor. [full] Μῶσα Alcm. 1, etc.; [dialect] Lacon. [full] Μῶἁ (for Μῶσα) Ar.Lys. 1298, cf. An. Ox.1.277:— Muse,AὈλυμπιάδες Μ., Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο θυγατέρες Il.2.491
, cf. Hes.Th.25, etc.; nine in number, first in Od.24.60; named in Hes.Th.75 sqq.II μοῦσα, as Appellat., music, song,μ. στυγερά A.Eu. 308
(anap.); (lyr.);καναχὰν.. θείας ἀντίλυρον μούσας S.Tr. 643
(lyr.);Αἰακῷ μοῖσαν φέρειν Pi.N.3.28
; τίς ἥδε μοῦσα; what strain is this ? E. Ion 757;ἄλυρος μ. Id.Ph. 1028
(lyr.);διὰ μούσας ᾖξα Id.Alc. 962
(lyr.): in Prose,ᾄδειν ἀδόκιμον μ. Pl.Lg. 829d
: in pl., μοῦσαι Σφιγγός, of the Sphinx's riddle, E.Ph.50; esp. liberal arts, accomplishments,τὰς μούσας ἀφανίζων Ar.Nu. 972
;ἀπαίδευτον τῶν περὶ τὰς νυμφικὰς μ. Pl.Lg. 775b
: also in sg.,τῆς ἀληθινῆς μ. ἠμεληκέναι Id.R. 548b
; κοινωνεῖν μούσης ib. 411c.2 αὕτη ἡ Σωκράτους μ. that was Socrates's way, Gal.UP1.9. -
17 die Person
- {body} thân thể, thể xác, xác chết, thi thể, thân, nhóm, đoàn, đội, ban, hội đồng, khối, số lượng lớn, nhiều, con người, người, vật thể - {character} tính nết, tính cách, cá tính, đặc tính, đặc điểm, nét đặc sắc, chí khí, nghị lực, nhân vật, người lập dị, tên tuổi, danh tiếng, tiếng, giấy chứng nhận, chữ, nét chữ - {female} con cái, con mái, gốc cái, cây cái, người đàn bà, người phụ nữ, con mụ, con mẹ - {man} đàn ông, nam nhi, chồng, số nhiều) người, người hầu, đầy tớ, cậu, cậu cả, quân cờ - {party} đảng, tiệc, buổi liên hoan, những người cùng đi, toán, bên, người tham gia, người tham dự - {person} gã, anh chàng, thằng cha, mụ, ả..., bản thân, thân hình, vóc dáng, ngôi, pháp nhân, cá thể = die Person (Jura) {entity}+ = pro Person {apiece}+ = die dünne Person {sprat}+ = die junge Person {chit}+ = die dumme Person {goon}+ = die besagte Person (Jura) {the same}+ = die neutrale Person {neuter}+ = die geliebte Person {heart}+ = die männliche Person {male; masculine}+ = die maskierte Person {mask; masker}+ = in eigener Person {in one's own person}+ = die bedeutende Person {mugwump}+ = die teuflische Person {daemon; demon}+ = die neugierige Person {rubberneck}+ = die raffinierte Person {slicker}+ = die gewöhnliche Person {vulgar}+ = die untersetzte Person {dump; runt}+ = die rätselhafte Person {riddle; sphinx}+ = die juristische Person {artificial person; body corporate; corporate body; juristic person}+ = die altmodische Person {mossback}+ = die bezaubernde Person {fascinator}+ = die juristische Person (Jura) {legal entity}+ = eine gewisse Person {a certain person}+ = die rückständige Person {backnumber}+ = die unerwünschte Person {persona non grata}+ = die kleine dicke Person {humpty-dumpty; squab}+ = ich für meine Person {as for my person}+ = die gutaussehende Person {good looking person}+ = die aufdringliche Person {sticker}+ = die kleinwüchsige Person {munchkin}+ = die einflußreiche Person {mogul}+ = die gut aussehende Person {looker}+ = die rücksichtslose Person {buccaneer}+ = er ist die Aufrichtigkeit in Person {he is the soul of truthfulness}+ = der schriftliche Vertrag in Verwaltung einer dritten Person {escrow}+ -
18 Σφίγξ
AΦῖκ' ὀλοήν Hes.Th. 326
(where the [dialect] Boeot. form Φίξ is given by Sch., cf. Pl. Cra. 414d), cf. Apollod.3.5.8; on the riddle of the S. guessed by Oedipus, Ath.10.456b, Arg.S.OT, A.Frr.235-7, E.Ph. 1507 (anap.), cf. Sch.E.Ph.45, Str.17.1.28,32; cf. ἀνδρόσφιγξ; σφίγγες καὶ γρῦπες as ornaments of a precinct of Dionysus, Hdt.4.79; Sphinxes on a shield, E.El. 471 (lyr.).2 metaph. of rapacious persons, Anaxil.22, Carm.Pop.46.24,33; Μεγαρικαὶ σ., = πόρναι, Call. Com.23: also of those who speak riddles,Σφίγγ' ἄρρεν', οὐ μάγειρον Strato Com.1.1
; ἡ ἀφροσύνη.. σ. ἐστιν Cebes 3.II a kind of ape, found in Ethiopia, Agatharch.73, Artem. ap. Str.16.4.16, Plin.HN 8.72, Ael.NA16.15, and v. σφιγγίον 11. (The form Φίξ connects the name with Mount Φίκιον in Boeotia, cf. Sch.Hes. l.c., and is found in Plaut.Aul.701, Picis divitiis qui aureos montis colunt ego solus supero; cf. Non.p.222 L.; Βῖκας = Σφίγγας, Hsch. ( Σφίγξ may be a later form); Σφίξ, gen. Σφικός, Choerob. ([place name] Sophronius) in Theod.p.400H.)
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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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