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A sphinx (/sfɪŋks/ SFINKS; Ancient Greek: σφίγξ, pronounced [spʰíŋks]; Boeotian: φίξ, romanized: phíx, pronounced [pʰíːks]; pl. sphinxes or sphinges) is...45 KB (5,295 words) - 05:12, 10 May 2024
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. Facing directly...59 KB (6,818 words) - 08:17, 21 May 2024
Sphingidae (redirect from Sphinx moth)The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as "hornworms";...20 KB (2,255 words) - 01:11, 1 January 2024
Sphynx cat (redirect from Sphinx cat)The Sphynx cat (pronounced SFINKS, /ˈsfɪŋks/) also known as the Canadian Sphynx, is a breed of cat known for its lack of fur. Hairlessness in cats is a...25 KB (2,933 words) - 22:30, 25 April 2024
Mandrill (redirect from Mandrillus sphinx)The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa. It is one of the most colorful mammals in the world, with red...44 KB (5,207 words) - 15:03, 1 April 2024- Pangram (redirect from Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz)vex." (28 letters) "Glib jocks quiz nymph to vex dwarf." (28 letters) "Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow." (29 letters) "How quickly daft jumping zebras...25 KB (3,233 words) - 21:56, 8 June 2024
Graham Hancock (redirect from Message of the Sphinx)Fingerprints of the Gods, Keeper of Genesis (released in the US as Message of the Sphinx), The Mars Mystery, Heaven's Mirror (with wife Santha Faiia), Underworld:...44 KB (4,313 words) - 00:41, 10 May 2024
Coventry Sphinx Football Club is a football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division...6 KB (503 words) - 17:52, 7 April 2024- "Black Sphinx of Nebthu" is a fantasy short story by American writers L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, featuring the fictional sword and sorcery hero...4 KB (412 words) - 10:55, 26 February 2024
USS Sphinx (ARL-24) was laid down as a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship but converted to one of 39 Achelous-class repair ships that were...15 KB (1,282 words) - 13:04, 4 April 2024
Bikini waxing (redirect from Sphinx wax)is used, though strip wax works as effectively. Brazilian waxing (or the sphinx wax) is the removal of all pubic hair from the pelvic region, labia, perineum...24 KB (2,503 words) - 17:50, 1 April 2024
Bhujangasana (redirect from Sphinx pose)alternative to Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Upward Dog Pose. The Yin Yoga form is Sphinx Pose. The name Bhujangasana comes from the Sanskrit words भुजंग bhujaṅga...8 KB (806 words) - 12:48, 31 May 2024
The Sphinx Head Society is the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. Sphinx Head recognizes Cornell senior men and women who have demonstrated...31 KB (3,396 words) - 09:58, 6 June 2024
Oedipus and the Sphinx is a painting by the French Neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Originally a student work painted in 1808, it was...4 KB (559 words) - 01:01, 2 May 2024- Sphinx Dome is a lava dome in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It last erupted during...994 bytes (81 words) - 21:06, 17 March 2024
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog (redirect from Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz. 1234567890)examples include: "Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex." (28 letters) "Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow." (29 letters) "How vexingly quick daft zebras...10 KB (1,017 words) - 23:05, 25 May 2024- The Sphinx is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The male version of the Sphinx first...9 KB (1,103 words) - 01:04, 13 January 2024
In geometry, the sphinx tiling is a tessellation of the plane using the "sphinx", a pentagonal hexiamond formed by gluing six equilateral triangles together...2 KB (193 words) - 19:51, 11 December 2022- The Sphinx is a 13,264-foot (4,043 m) mountain in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The summit is on the Continental Divide in both Shoshone...7 KB (480 words) - 04:05, 29 June 2023
Seven Against Thebes (play) (redirect from The Sphinx (Aeschylus))trilogy's first two plays, Laius and Oedipus, as well as the satyr play Sphinx, are no longer extant. When Oedipus, King of Thebes, realized he had married...12 KB (1,371 words) - 00:45, 6 October 2023
- See also: sphinx From Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx). Sphinx f A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – many species of moths. (genus): Eukaryota –
- Riddles of the Sphinx (1891) by Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller 565333Riddles of the Sphinx1891Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller Preface Preface (2nd ed
- The Sphinx is a 1933 film about a mute man suspected of murder. Directed by Phil Rosen. Written by Albert DeMond. A thrilling crime movie with suspense
- has made it into Muggle folklore as well as being a Magical creature, the Sphinx is a creature with a human head on a feline body. In Muggle literature,