A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.

In Greek tradition, the sphinx is a treacherous and merciless being with the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. According to Hesiod, the sphinx was born of Orthos and Chimera while ''The Library of Greek Mythology'' claims she was born of Typhon and Echidna . She challenges those who encounter her to answer a riddle, and kills and eats them when they fail to solve the riddle. This deadly version of a sphinx appears in the myth and drama of Oedipus.

In Egyptian mythology, in contrast, the sphinx is typically depicted as a man, and is seen as a benevolent representation of strength and ferocity, usually of a pharaoh. Unlike Greek or Levantine/Mesopotamian ones, Egyptian sphinxes were not winged.

All published appearances of the sphinx from before January 1, )-(95)}} are in the public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances include:

* Bibliotheca, by Apollodorus (1st or 2nd century)
* Natural History, by Pliny the Elder (70s)
* Thebaid, by Statius (90s)
* Die griechische Sphinx, by G. Jaep (1854)
* Cupid and the Sphinx. by Harford Flemming (1878)
* “The Banished King,” by Frank R. Stockton (Dec. 1882)
* “The Sphinx,” by Anna S. Reed (Mar. 1883)
* The Land of the Sphinx, by G. Montbard (1894)
* “The Sphinx,” by Oscar Wilde (1894)
* “By Trolley to the Sphinx,” by Alexander Harvey (Aug. 1899)
* Laughter of the Sphinx, by Albert White Vorse (1900)
* “The Sphinx” (poem), by William Henry Hudson (1900)
* Edipo (poem), by Olavo Bilac (Sept. 1916) – part 2, “A Esphinge” (The Sphinx)
* And the Sphinx Spoke, by Paul Eldridge (1921)

* The Sweet Girl Graduate (play), by Carolyn Wells (May 1921)

* Africa (1930)

* The Turr’ble Tales of Kaptin Kiddo (newspaper strip) (17 Apr. 1910) – includes the Spinks Lady
* Red Band Comics #3-4
* Meteor Comics #1

* RuneSword II (2001)

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/sphinx/4005-27946/ ComicVine]
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