Sphinx (disambiguation)
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Sphinx or Sphynx can refer to:
- Sphinx, an iconic image of a recumbent lion with a human head in Egyptian and Greek mythology
- Great Sphinx of Giza, a giant Sphinx statue near the Great Pyramids
- Sphinx (fantasy), creatures in fantastic literature
- Sphynx (cat), a breed of hairless cat
- Sphinx (satellite), an American test satellite
- Sphinx Systems, a Swiss pistol manufacturer
- Sphinx (comics), the name of two Marvel Comics characters
- CMU Sphinx, a free voice recognition engine
- Sphinx (Marc Quinn sculpture), a sculpture of the model Kate Moss by the artist Marc Quinn
- Sphinx (genus), a genus of hawk-moth; for species see Sphingidae species list
- Sphinx (senior society), a secret society at Dartmouth College
- Sphinx (annual), The yearbook of The Citadel, in Charleston, SC
- Sphinx (rock), a natural rock formation, famous tourist attraction in the Bucegi subdivision of the Carpathian Mountains
- "The Sphinx", a poem by Oscar Wilde
- Sphinx (novel), by Robin Cook.
Sphinx or Sphynx may also refer to:
- A Brazilian bikini wax in which all pubic hair is completely removed is sometimes termed a Sphynx
- The name of a GOTO telescope produced by Vixen
- A rock formation called the Sphinx on the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli, the site of the Battle of Gallipoli