what is the name of the monster in Greek mythology which has a lion's body,wings and the bust of a woman?

Answer 1

A sphinx.
She was represented in vase-painting and bas-reliefs most often seated upright rather than recumbent, as a winged lion with a woman's head; or she was a woman with the paws, claws and breasts of a lion, a serpent's tail and birdlike wings. Hera or Ares sent the Sphinx from her Ethiopian homeland (for the Greeks remembered the Sphinx's foreign origins) to sit outside Thebes and ask all passersby history's most famous riddle: "Which creature in the morning goes on four feet, at noon on two, and in the evening upon three?" She strangled anyone unable to answer. The word "sphinx" comes from the Greek Σφινξ, Sphinx, apparently from the verb σφινγω, sphingo, meaning "to strangle". Oedipus solved the riddle: man – he crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and walks with a cane in old age.

Answer 2

That is a sphinx. Here's some links to pictures of Greek Sphinxes (different from Egyptian style ones)

http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/ron/american_lit1/Images/sphinx.gif

http://www.ancientworlds.net/aworlds_media/ibase_1/00/08/55/00085574_320.jpg

http://www.sphinx-egypt.com/greek_mythology.htm

It *isn't* a chimera - the word chimera means 'she-goat' . The chimera has the body of a goat, the head of a lion and the tail of a snake.

http://www.monstrous.com/monsters/chimera.htm

Answer 3

A chimera is one beast of greek mythology that had a body of a lion and head of a goat and tail of a serpant....There are many mythological animals, check out this site: http://www.areopagus.net/grkbeasts.htm#chim

You might also be thinking of a Sphinx - which is actually an Egypian creation that made a "guest appearance" in Greek tales
as the scourge of Thebes."

Answer 4

I was thinking harpy, but I'm pretty sure they didn't have any lion parts.

Harpy : a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part woman and part bird.

I saw another definition that wasn't quite so harsh. ...Mainly winged death-spirits (Harrison 1903, p 176ff), best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineas.

The Harpies were sisters of Iris, daughters of Electra and Thaumas.

Answer 5

Hillary Clinton

Answer 6

The Sphinx

Answer 7

A chimera had the lion, snake and goat thing going on... if its not chimera it may be a manticore or sphinx, but thats egyptian mythology....

Answer 8

Sphinx

Answer 9

A sphinx

Answer 10

It's called a Sphinx.