This concept’s semantic web URI is: [ http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/EgyptianSphinx ]

Sphinges

Unique Tag: [ EgyptianSphinx ]

Aliases: [ Sphinx, Sphinxes ]
A mythical beast of Ancient Egypt, symbolizing the pharaoh as an incarnation of the sun god Ra. An sphinges has the head of a man, ram, or hawk and the body of a lion. Cf. the Great Sphinx of Giza for the famous statue.
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