Greek sphinx

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A human-like creature with the body of a lion is known as a sphinx. In Greek mythology, it has the head of a human, the powerful haunches of a lion, and sometimes the wings of a bird. The sphinx is often depicted as treacherous and merciless in legend. Those who fail to answer its riddle are doomed to suffer a terrible fate, meeting their end at the hands of this ferocious monster. This deadly creature makes a dramatic appearance in the myth and drama of Oedipus.