Sphinx (disambiguation)

Sphinx or Sphynx commonly refers to:

• Sphinx, an iconic image of a recumbent lion with a human head in Egyptian and Greek mythology
• Great Sphinx of Giza, the giant Sphinx statue near the Great Pyramids

Sphinx or Sphynx may also refer to:

Entertainment and fiction

• The Sphinx (1933 film), an American film directed by Phil Rosen
• Sphinx (film), American movie from 1981
• Sphynx (album), by black metal band Melechesh
• Sphinx (Marvel Comics), name of two Marvel Comics characters
• Sphinx (Dungeons & Dragons), monster in the role-playing game
• Sphinx (Marc Quinn sculpture), of the model Kate Moss
• Sphinx (novel), by Robin Cook
• Sphinx, a planet in the science fiction Honorverse by David Weber
• The Sphinx (magazine), an Independent Magazine for Magicians
• "The Sphinx" - a 1978 song by Amanda Lear
• The Sphinx (Amanda Lear album) - a 2006 album by Amanda Lear
• S.P.H.I.N.X., an Independent Espionage Organisation featured on the cartoon The Venture Bros.
• Sphynx ("Sfinks" in Polish language) was the initial name of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award

Nature

• Sphynx (cat), a breed of hairless cat
• Sphinx (moth), a genus of moth
• Sphinx (Romania), a natural rock formation, famous tourist attraction in the Carpathian Mountains
• The Sphinx (volcano), a subglacial volcano in southwestern British Columbia

Technology

• Sphinx (satellite), an American test satellite
• Sphinx (search engine), a free software SQL full-text search engine
• Sphinx (documentation generator), a free open-source Python documentation generator
• CMU Sphinx, a free voice recognition engine from Carnegie Mellon University
• Sphinx, the name of a GoTo telescope produced by Vixen
• Sphinx, a codename for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
• Sphinx Systems, a Swiss firearms manufacturer

Other uses

• HMS Sphinx, the name of six ships of the Royal Navy
• Sphinx (senior society), a secret society at Dartmouth College
• Sphinx Senior Society, a senior society at the University of Pennsylvania
• Sphinx Organization, a non-profit organization aiding the development of young Black and Latino classical musicians
• Le Sphinx, a Paris brothel founded in 1635