2006-06-29 18:26:23 · 10 answers · asked by billybetters2 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Come now I have read stories where there are more than one. What is the plural?
2006-06-29 18:33:30 · update #1
sphinx (sfîngks) noun
plural sphinxes or sphinges (sfîn´jêz´)
1. Mythology. A figure in Egyptian myth having the body of a lion and the head of a man, ram, or hawk.
2. Greek Mythology. A winged creature having the head of a woman and the body of a lion, noted for killing those who could not answer its riddle.
3. A puzzling or mysterious person.
[Middle English Spynx, from Latin Sphinx, from Greek.]
2006-06-30 17:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by capnbeatty 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
2 Sphinx
2006-06-29 18:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by bellpe 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Plural of sphinx can be either sphinxes or sphinges.
2006-06-30 08:01:20 · answer #3 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
one sphinx
two sphinxes
see wikipedia
There was only one GREAT Sphinx, which was the demon-esque creature from greek mythology
however sphinx is a general term for a stature/creature with a human head and the body of a lion
2006-06-29 18:51:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sphinxes, I think. Normally for words that end in "inx", the plural is something like "-inges", but Sphinges just doesn't look right.
good luck.
2006-06-29 18:30:05 · answer #5 · answered by Don M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sphinx is one of those words that doesnt have a plural form it is just the same as the singular form
2006-06-30 03:11:54 · answer #6 · answered by indngrl82 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Trick question (or mute point) - there's only ONE Sphinx.
2006-06-29 18:31:31 · answer #7 · answered by GES Who 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is only one, so there is no plural.
2006-06-29 18:31:28 · answer #8 · answered by Not Tellin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its just 'sphinx'. same rule as moose.
2006-06-29 18:29:48 · answer #9 · answered by e_b_girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's sphinges
2006-06-30 05:55:02 · answer #10 · answered by bellerophon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋