Sphinx (disambiguation)

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Sphinx most commonly refers to:

• Sphinx, an iconic image of a recumbent lion with a human head in Egyptian and Greek mythology
• Sphinx of Memphis, a stone sphinx located near the remains of Memphis, Egypt.
• Great Sphinx of Giza, the giant Sphinx statue near the Great Pyramids

Sphinx or Sphynx may also refer to:

Fiction

• The Sphinx, an 1846 short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• The Sphinx (1933 film), a 1933 American film directed by Phil Rosen
• Sphinx (novel), a 1979 novel by Robin Cook
  • Sphinx (film), a 1981 American film adaptation of Cook's novel
• Sphinx (Marvel Comics), name of two Marvel Comics characters
• DC Comics super-villain The Riddler, is also known as Le Sphinx in French speaking areas of the world.
• Sphinx (Dungeons & Dragons), monster in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
• Sphinx (role-playing game), a 1984 role-playing game
• S.P.H.I.N.X., an Independent Espionage Organisation featured in the cartoon The Venture Bros.
• Sphinx, a planet in the science fiction Honorverse by David Weber
• Sphynx ("Sfinks" in the Polish language) was the initial name of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award
• The Sphinx (magazine), an Independent Magazine for Magicians

Art and music

• Sphinx (Marc Quinn sculpture), a 2006 Marc Quinn sculpture of the model Kate Moss
• "The Sphinx" (song), a 1978 song by Amanda Lear
• Sphynx (album), a 2003 album by black metal band Melechesh
• The Sphinx – Das beste aus den Jahren 1976–1983, a 2006 album by Amanda Lear

Nature

• Sphynx (cat), a breed of hairless cat
• Sphinx (moth), a genus of moth
• Sphinx (Gallipoli), a Turkish rock outcrop named by WWI soldiers landing at Anzac Cove in 1915
• Sphinx (Romania), a natural rock formation, famous tourist attraction in the Carpathian Mountains
• The Sphinx (volcano), a subglacial volcano in southwestern British Columbia
• The Sphinx (Wyoming), a mountain in the Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA

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

Mathematics

• Sphinx tiling, a geometric tiling using one particular hexiamond, a "sphinx"

Other uses

• HMS Sphinx, the name of six ships of the Royal Navy
• La Mouette Sphinx, a French hang glider design
• 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 1931
• Sphinx (restaurant chain) - a Polish chain of restaurants^[1]

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