Sphinx - Revision history

AlanE: Delete Cat:

2013-02-10T05:11:01Z

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BobSH at 13:50, April 19, 2010

2010-04-19T13:50:55Z

Karajou at 11:25, March 15, 2010

2010-03-15T11:25:08Z

Karajou: Should be a general article about the subject

2010-03-15T11:15:47Z

Should be a general article about the subject

Karajou: fixed; the Sphinx is part of Khephren's pyramid, not the Great Pyramid.

2010-03-14T15:52:23Z

fixed; the Sphinx is part of Khephren's pyramid, not the Great Pyramid.

PaulBurnett: added age

2010-03-14T15:43:44Z

added age

BrianCo: cats

2008-12-03T20:30:06Z

cats

BrianCo: image

2008-12-03T20:28:27Z

image

BrianCo: fix link

2008-12-03T20:27:01Z

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BrianCo: copyedit

2008-12-03T20:26:00Z

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 The Greek play of ''Oedipus Rex'' by [[Sophocles]] features the sphinx as a creature who tests the titular character with a riddle. The riddle of the sphinx has since become a common trope in various forms.
-[[Category:Statues]]
 [[Category:Mythology]]

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 According to Greek mythology, the sphinx was placed by Hera at Thebes to ask passersby a riddle: "Which creature goes about on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"  Anyone who failed to solve the riddle was killed and devoured; [[Oedipus]] correctly answered that the creature of the riddle was man in his three stages of life: as a baby, an adult, and as an old man with a cane.  Upon hearing the answer the sphinx killed herself.
-The Greek play of ''Oedipus Rex'' features the sphinx as a creature who tests the titular character with a riddle. The riddle of the sphinx has since become a common trope in various forms.
+The Greek play of ''Oedipus Rex'' by [[Sophocles]] features the sphinx as a creature who tests the titular character with a riddle. The riddle of the sphinx has since become a common trope in various forms.
 [[Category:Statues]]
 [[Category:Mythology]]

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		+	[[File:OedipusSphinx.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|Oedipus and the Sphinx]]
	'''Sphinx''' (Greek: Σφίγξ) refers to a figure in mythology depicted as a human-headed lion, of which the most famous image is the [[Great Sphinx]] of the Giza Plateau, [[Egypt]].		'''Sphinx''' (Greek: Σφίγξ) refers to a figure in mythology depicted as a human-headed lion, of which the most famous image is the [[Great Sphinx]] of the Giza Plateau, [[Egypt]].

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-[[Image:pyramidSphinx.jpg|250px|thumb|The Great Sphinx with Khephren's Pyramid in the background.]]The '''Sphinx''' is an ancient [[egypt|Egyptian]] monument believed to have been built in about 2500 BC, around the same time as the [[pyramid]]s; it is part of the complex of structures related to Khephren's second pyramid at Giza.  The Sphinx is a statue that consists of a figure of a lion's body surmounted with a human head.
+'''Sphinx''' (Greek: Σφίγξ) refers to a figure in mythology depicted as a human-headed lion, of which the most famous image is the [[Great Sphinx]] of the Giza Plateau, [[Egypt]].
-The current state of the sphinx is showing its age. Thousands of years have made the statue weather worn, and the nose is now mostly broken off. The climate of the region, however, has kept the statue in remarkable shape despite its antiquity.
+According to Greek mythology, the sphinx was placed by Hera at Thebes to ask passersby a riddle: "Which creature goes about on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"  Anyone who failed to solve the riddle was killed and devoured; [[Oedipus]] correctly answered that the creature of the riddle was man in his three stages of life: as a baby, an adult, and as an old man with a cane.  Upon hearing the answer the sphinx killed herself.
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-== Other uses ==
 The Greek play of ''Oedipus Rex'' features the sphinx as a creature who tests the titular character with a riddle. The riddle of the sphinx has since become a common trope in various forms.
 [[Category:Statues]]
-[[Category:Egypt]]
+[[Category:Mythology]]
-[[Category:Tourist Attractions]]

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−	[[Image:pyramidSphinx.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|The Sphinx with ~~the Great~~ Pyramid ~~of Giza~~ in the background.]]The '''Sphinx''' is an ancient [[egypt\|Egyptian]] monument believed to have been built in about 2500 BC, around the same time as the [[pyramid]]s; it is ~~located in front~~ of the ~~Great Pyramid itself~~. The Sphinx is a statue that consists of a figure of a lion's body surmounted with a human head.	+	[[Image:pyramidSphinx.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|The Great Sphinx with Khephren's Pyramid in the background.]]The '''Sphinx''' is an ancient [[egypt\|Egyptian]] monument believed to have been built in about 2500 BC, around the same time as the [[pyramid]]s; it is part of the complex of structures related to Khephren's second pyramid at Giza. The Sphinx is a statue that consists of a figure of a lion's body surmounted with a human head.

	The current state of the sphinx is showing its age. Thousands of years have made the statue weather worn, and the nose is now mostly broken off. The climate of the region, however, has kept the statue in remarkable shape despite its antiquity.		The current state of the sphinx is showing its age. Thousands of years have made the statue weather worn, and the nose is now mostly broken off. The climate of the region, however, has kept the statue in remarkable shape despite its antiquity.

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−	[[Image:pyramidSphinx.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|The Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Giza in the background.]]The '''Sphinx''' is an ancient [[egypt\|Egyptian]] monument believed to have been built around the same time as the [[pyramid]]s~~, and~~ located in front of the ~~great pyramid~~ itself. The Sphinx is a statue that consists of a figure of a lion's body surmounted with a human head.	+	[[Image:pyramidSphinx.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|The Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Giza in the background.]]The '''Sphinx''' is an ancient [[egypt\|Egyptian]] monument believed to have been built in about 2500 BC, around the same time as the [[pyramid]]s; it is located in front of the Great Pyramid itself. The Sphinx is a statue that consists of a figure of a lion's body surmounted with a human head.

	The current state of the sphinx is showing its age. Thousands of years have made the statue weather worn, and the nose is now mostly broken off. The climate of the region, however, has kept the statue in remarkable shape despite its antiquity.		The current state of the sphinx is showing its age. Thousands of years have made the statue weather worn, and the nose is now mostly broken off. The climate of the region, however, has kept the statue in remarkable shape despite its antiquity.

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	The Greek play of ''Oedipus Rex'' features the sphinx as a creature who tests the titular character with a riddle. The riddle of the sphinx has since become a common trope in various forms.		The Greek play of ''Oedipus Rex'' features the sphinx as a creature who tests the titular character with a riddle. The riddle of the sphinx has since become a common trope in various forms.
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		+	[[Category:Statues]]
		+	[[Category:Egypt]]
		+	[[Category:Tourist Attractions]]

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−	The '''Sphinx''' is an ancient [[egypt\|Egyptian]] monument believed to have been built around the same time as the [[pyramid]]s, and located in front of the great pyramid itself. The Sphinx is a statue that consists of a figure of a lion's body surmounted with a human head.	+	[[Image:pyramidSphinx.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|The Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Giza in the background.]]The '''Sphinx''' is an ancient [[egypt\|Egyptian]] monument believed to have been built around the same time as the [[pyramid]]s, and located in front of the great pyramid itself. The Sphinx is a statue that consists of a figure of a lion's body surmounted with a human head.

	The current state of the sphinx is showing its age. Thousands of years have made the statue weather worn, and the nose is now mostly broken off. The climate of the region, however, has kept the statue in remarkable shape despite its antiquity.		The current state of the sphinx is showing its age. Thousands of years have made the statue weather worn, and the nose is now mostly broken off. The climate of the region, however, has kept the statue in remarkable shape despite its antiquity.

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−	The '''Sphinx''' is an ancient [[egypt\|Egyptian]] monument believed to have been built around the same time as the [[~~Pyrmamid\|pyramids~~]], and located in front of the great pyramid itself. The Sphinx is a statue that consists of a figure of a lion's body surmounted with a human head.	+	The '''Sphinx''' is an ancient [[egypt\|Egyptian]] monument believed to have been built around the same time as the [[pyramid]]s, and located in front of the great pyramid itself. The Sphinx is a statue that consists of a figure of a lion's body surmounted with a human head.

	The current state of the sphinx is showing its age. Thousands of years have made the statue weather worn, and the nose is now mostly broken off. The climate of the region, however, has kept the statue in remarkable shape despite its antiquity.		The current state of the sphinx is showing its age. Thousands of years have made the statue weather worn, and the nose is now mostly broken off. The climate of the region, however, has kept the statue in remarkable shape despite its antiquity.