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'Strangler' is an English equivalent of 'Sphinx' [Σφίγξ].
The original Greek noun comes from the ancient Greek verb 'sphÃngÅ' [σφίγγω], which means 'to strangle'. The name honors the lion features of a Sphinx's body parts, which resemble a number of animals. The lionesses, as hunters on the behalf of their males and cubs, strangle their prey.
The Sphinx in the Theban cycle of plays about the life and impact of King Oedipus terrorizes Theban residents and visitors. She asks a seemingly unanswerable riddle. The many who can't answer the life-and-death question are killed in unspecified ways by the Sphinx. But because of her name and reputation, the Sphinx is suspected of operating as the 'Theban Strangler'.
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Is the riddle of the sphinx greek or Egyptian?
Greek.
Who was a Sphinx?
Sphinx is a fictitious being in the ancient Egyptian and Greek mythology. It had a lion's body and a human head. In the Greek tradition Sphinx had a woman's head and breast.
What is the French 'le sphinx' in English?
'The sphinx' or 'Sphinx' may be English equivalents of 'le sphinx'.The masculine singular definite article 'le' means 'the'. The masculine noun 'sphinx' means 'sphinx' in the singular. Together, they're pronounced 'luh sfehnks'.
What was the role of the Sphinx in Greek mythology?
The Sphinx was a very famous icon, especially in Greek mythology. The Sphinx is known as a female monster which has the body of a lion, the head of a woman, eagle wings and serpent tale. The role of the Sphinx was to reign terror on a town.
What was the greek mythicl creature that had a riddle?
the Sphinx
Who face is on the Sphinx?
it is to have been believed that Pharaoh Khufu's (Greek: Cheops) face was on The Great Sphinx.
What does the Greek word Sphinx mean?
A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.
Greek hero who anwsered the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus
The greek hero who answered the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus
What greek hero answered the riddle of the sphinx?
Oedipus :)))))
Where did the Greek Sphinx live?
She lived for a time in Thebes.
Where did the word sphinx come from?
The word "Sphinx" came from the greek language, there is a similar creature with the wings of a bird, the body of a tiger and the face of a women, and they called it the sphinx
