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The sphinx was a creature who terrorized the city of Thebes for some time, before Oedipus came along and defeated her by answering her riddle. Because he saved Thebes, Oedipus became the new king of it, marrying his mother in the process.
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The hero who answered the sphinx riddle greek mythology?
Oedipus.
Was the sphinx good or bad?
In Greek mythology, the sphinx was bad. She asked travelers a riddle, and if they got it wrong, she ate them!
How do you solve the puzzle in the sphinx in Giza?
It is a misnomer that there is a 'riddle' of the Great Sphinx of Giza as this phrase is confused with the original Greek legend of The Riddle of the Sphinx. See the link below.
What country is the Great Sphinx?
Egypt Was The Great Sphinx
What is in the Great Sphinx?
There is nothing in the Great Sphinx as it is not hollow.
What was the role of the Sphinx in Greek mythology?
The Sphinx was a very famous icon, especially in Greek mythology. The Sphinx is known as a female monster which has the body of a lion, the head of a woman, eagle wings and serpent tale. The role of the Sphinx was to reign terror on a town.
Limestone structure part man part lion?
In Greek mythology, Sphinx was the creature with a lion body and human head. The Great Sphinx structure is in Giza, Egypt.
Who was a Sphinx?
Sphinx is a fictitious being in the ancient Egyptian and Greek mythology. It had a lion's body and a human head. In the Greek tradition Sphinx had a woman's head and breast.
The hero who answered the sphinx riddle greek mythology?
Oedipus.
Was the sphinx good or bad?
In Greek mythology, the sphinx was bad. She asked travelers a riddle, and if they got it wrong, she ate them!
What is sphinx special abilities?
In both Greek and Egyptian mythology, the sphinx was an incredibly powerful being that could destroy anyone who crossed its path and was often believed to guard temples. According to Greek mythology, the sphinx would allow you to pass only if you correctly answered its riddle.
Which religion does the great sphinx belong to?
Ancient Egyptian mythology.
How do you talk to the turkeylady in poptropica?
it is the sphinx in roman Greek mythology and you talk to it by clicking on the flower
What was the monster with a human head and lion's body that gave riddles to travelers in greek mythology?
Sphinx
Is there only one sphinx?
There are hundreds of sphinxes in Egypt, incuding the number of sphinxes in the ancient Luxor temple, but only one 'Great Sphinx' which is at Giza.
Who face is on the Sphinx?
it is to have been believed that Pharaoh Khufu's (Greek: Cheops) face was on The Great Sphinx.
What Greek mythology monsters are on Mythology Island?
Creatures from Greek Mythology include the Sphinx, the Minotaur, satyrs (usually guards), the Hydra, Cerberus, and Medusa. Non-mythological creatures are the flaming skulls and river monsters on the River Styx.
