2007-01-15 09:07:39 · 4 answers · asked by Neveen Y 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It comes from spharts.
2007-01-15 09:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by scruffy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A sphinx is an iconic image of a recumbent lion with a human head in Egyptian and Greek mythology. It is well known in the Theban Plays in which Oedipus solves its riddle and kills it. There is also a major sculpture in Egypt of the sphinx (quite a wonder of the world).
2007-01-15 17:14:22 · answer #2 · answered by Sandman 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The Sphinx at Giza , was built around the same time of the Keops pyramid ( around 2,300 B.C.). It is a sculpture of a human with the body of a lion. Its exact significance remains a mystery
2007-01-15 17:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by Robertphysics 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's short for sphincter,(hole of the butt).
2007-01-15 17:11:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋