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The ancient Egyptian Sphinx has the head of a man and the body of a lion. Also, in Egyptian mythology, there is a creature called the Anubite that is half of a man and half of a jackal.

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The Sphinx, known for its riddle of "What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs in the afternoon, and 3 legs in the evening - a MAN."

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they call it a sphinx.....

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The Sphinx.

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