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Sphinx was her name; a female monster with the body of a lion, the breast and head of a woman, eagle's wings and, according to some, a serpent-headed tail. She was the daughter of the monster two-headed dog Orthros and his sister Chimaera, which had the body and maned head of a lion, a goat's head rising from its back, a set of goat-udders, and a serpentine tail. Or the parents were Typhoeus/Typhon and Echidna, or Chimaera and Typhoeus/ Typhon.

Sphinx meant "strangler"and might have been how she was imagined to kill those who failed to answer her riddles.

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a pharaoh said "i have the body of a lion and the head of a human" meaning that he had the strength of a lion and the intellect of the human mind so he was the most powerful of creatures.

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Yes, the sphinx bears the head of a man and the body of a lion.

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Lions are kings of the jungle, as well as Pharos were kings of their land. King Kufu was the greatest pyramid builder, thus he carved his likeness and it's understood as such

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