The Sphinx
Lion-bodied enigma
The Sphinx refers to the Great Sphinx of Giza—the colossal limestone statue with a lion's body and human head that guards the Egyptian pyramids.
More broadly, a sphinx is any creature from ancient mythology combining human and animal forms.
The Greek sphinx posed riddles and killed those who answered wrong.
Figuratively, a sphinx is someone inscrutable or mysteriously silent: She was a sphinx about her past.
Something sphinxlike reveals nothing.
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- GizaEgyptian necropolis plateau
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
ancient · ancient wonder · enigma · pharaoh · desert · desert sands · sand · guardian · mystery · lion · human · statue · colossal · Thebes · wings · paws · monument · stone face
- Oscar WildeThe Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Salome, An Ideal Husband, The Happy Prince
- PoeThe Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, Annabel Lee, The Black Cat, Lenore
- Emerson PoemsBrahma, Uriel, Bacchus, Merlin
- Political SlangMAGA, Tricky Dick, Dubya, New Deal, Great Society
The Sphinxfull disclosure
Withholding no information
Wikipedia · open book · transparency · candor · blabbermouth
The Sphinxtemporary installation
Non-permanent constructed display
demolition site · ice sculpture · sandcastle · planned obsolescence