Sphinx+Fitzgerald

=Sphinx=



**Overview** In greek mythology the Sphinx has the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the face of a women. The word sphinx literally translates in Greek the strangler. She is treacherous and merciless those whom cannot answer her riddle are killed and eaten by the Sphinx. The Egyptians also had their own version of the Sphinx but normally the sphinx was depicted as a man, also the Egyptians also so the Sphinx as a guardian not as much as a ruthless killer. A lot of the time the role of the sphinxes associated with architectural structures such as royal tombs.

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= =Story= One of the most famous stories involving a sphinx is the one from Thebes. Where the sphinx sat outside of the city gates and would not let anyone out or in unless they answered this one question, "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs at night,". Drum roll please......A human. Almost everybody got this question wrong until Oedipus Rex came along one day and answered the question correctly, and then the rest is for a different story.



**Work Cited** "Sphinx." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia //. Web. 07 Jan. 2012. .