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The sphinx's body represents a lion and has a human head. In Greek tradition, it has the haunches of a lion, sometimes with the wings of a great bird, and the face of a human.
The sphinx's body represents a lion and has a human head. In Greek tradition, it has the haunches of a lion, sometimes with the wings of a great bird, and the face of a human.
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∙ 13y agoThe lion is associated with strength, intelligence, leadership and power. The human face of the Sphinx is that of the Pharoah. The combination is meant to show that the leader is a god and a human who is powerful, intelligent, and great.
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∙ 13y agoSphinx Have The Head of A Human And The Body Of A Cat Because Of Their Culture
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∙ 12y agoits not.
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What animal body dose the sphinx represent?
The body represents the body of a feline.
What animal body does the sphninx represent?
The body of a Sphinx is that of a lion. The head is that of a man.
What animal has the sphinx represent?
The body of a recumbent lion with a human head
A sphinx is the body of what animal?
A sphinx is the body of a lion.
A sphinx has what body of animal?
It haves a lion body to be the defender of the egyptians piramids
In Egypt the Sphinx is a statue of a man and the body of which animal?
Lion
Sphinx has the body of what animal?
Lion, just look at it and you can see it.
What was the animal for used for in ancient Egypt?
There isn't any official animal to represent ancient Egypt, but I would think the Sphinx.
What is an animal that has a human head on a four-legged animal's body called?
Sphinx/ Σφύγξ is the name of the creature that has the body of lion and a female human head.
What is it called human body and animal head?
We usually call it a Sphinx
What do you call an animal that has a human head on a four-legged animal's body called?
A sphinx. Most often, the animal's body is that of a lion. Another, similar to the sphinx is the manticore, which was reputed to have poisonous spikes on its tail, which could kill instantly. There is also the centaur, but this has not only the face of a human, but also the torso.
What was the Sphinx purposed?
The sphinx was built to represent the reigning pharoah in the form of a lion and or god.
