Androsphinx is the most common of the three Sphinxes. The Androsphinx has the body of a lion and a human head. While it is most commonly a Male, there are female Sphinxes. The most famous representation of the Androsphinx lies in the shadows of the Great Pyramid and has the head of a man wearing a Pharaonic headdress. This particular sphinx is said to have a female lion body. However I have not truly confirmed this fact.
The other two Sphinxes are the Criosphinx which has the head of a horned ram (and of course the body of a lion), and the Hieracosphinx which has the head of a falcon and the body of a lion OR Griffin.
Thanks for the insight into Sphinxes...very interesting.
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Very cool! I had no idea there were different sphinxes. Thanks for sharing this. I can't wait to come back to see what else you have for the rest of the challenge.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting idea. I HAVE seen the spink in Egypt, but I can't say I noticed a female form.
oooh I am soo jealous. I would LOVE to go to Egypt and see the sphinx in person. I guess the female fact isn't really confirmed. Just most places I found information at believed it to be.
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DeleteInteresting I too never realized that there was more than one type of sphinx. Mythology is a fascinating subject. Good start to the challenge!
ReplyDeleteOnce I started doing research for one of my novels, I just couldn't stop. I have book after book on mythical creatures.
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Interesting stuff, I've never put to much thought into a sphinx.
ReplyDeleteNeither had I until I decided to use a Sphinx in one of my novels. Now that I know this much, I can't stop researching! It has been so much fun.
DeleteSome solid information... I was not aware the different types.
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It's amazing what I have found on so many different creatures. And if these facts about the sphinx come as a surprise, I can't wait to see what people think about the other creatures I will be talking about this month!
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Thank you! My sister is into everything Egyptian so it was fun getting to teach her something. :)
Deletevery interesting...never knew of there to be a female version of the sphinx. Good beginning!
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is, I had never thought as the Sphinx as a male. Thank you!
DeleteI love, love mythological creatures, and this is some fascinating information! Very nice to meet a fellow writer!
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DeleteYou didn't lift the tail to look?
ReplyDelete*Smacks forehead* No, I did not. :P
DeleteLOVE your A! I had no idea that there were different types of sphinxes. I look forward to reading your posts all month! (Old follower at Writeaway, new follower here.)
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DeleteThat was a fascinating trip to the sphinxes of Egypt. I hadn't realised they came in different sub-species ;)
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DeleteI love mythology and had no idea about the sphinx with the ram head. Fascinating!
ReplyDeleteIndeed. I think my personal favorite of the three is the Hieracosphinx.
DeleteI quite enjoy Egyptology. Fun read!
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DeleteI quite enjoy Egyptology and fun facts about Egypt. Fun read!
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ReplyDeleteGlad I could share my knowledge and enlighten others.
DeleteInteresting! I'm glad to learn something new.
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DeleteDidn't know there were kinds of sphinxes! Great to know since i love writing fantasy. wonderful to meet you in this A-Z
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DeleteHuh..really. I had no idea that there were different of sphinxes. I was able to learn something already and it is only the A section..:)
ReplyDeleteI know! By the end of the month my brain is going to spaz with overload of information!
DeleteThank you for the mythology lesson! I'm with the majority of your readers, and have not given much thought to the sphinx and that it could have either a male or female body. Great start to the Challenge. Looking forward to reading your posts. Happy Sunday! ☺
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Thanks for stopping by! And thanks for the encouragement. I hope I don't disappoint with the rest of the Alphabet.
DeleteGood to know. I'd like to see more stories with the less popular two. Maybe I'll write one.
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I do believe I will be using the Hieracosphinx in my novel which is what this research was done for in the first place.
DeleteInteresting concept, male and female sphinx. I had never really thought about it before.
ReplyDeleteNeither had I until I decided to write a sphinx into one of my stories. SOOO glad that I did the research though.
DeleteWelcome to the challenge. There's a good scene with this Androsphinx you speak of in a movie called "The Adventures of Mark Twain" from 1986.
ReplyDeleteI do believe I will have to look into it. Thank you!
DeleteThanks for teaching me something I didn't know before. Very cool!
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DeleteI did not know that there was different types of sphinxes. That's pretty cool
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Just glad I did the research before I wrote the book.
DeleteInteresting post. I had no idea there were more than one kind of sphinx. Good start for A to Z :) New follower also looking forward to more posts :)
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Love this! This is the second Egyptian related one I've read this morning.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit I'd always wanted to visit Egypt, but I recently saw how far Cairo had expanded and it's literally right up to the Sphinx and a Pyramid. I find that a bit disconcerting.
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Thank you! I think I read three different posts today that related to Egypt. And I would LOVE to visit Egypt and get to see this Androsphinx in person.
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DeleteGreat start to the challenge. Interesting information.
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DeleteI had no idea there was more than one sphinx. Thanks for the info. =D
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! (I love your book and I follow your blog so it pretty much made my day to see you stop by and comment on one of my posts)
DeleteKind of hard to tell the gender of a lion with the mane missing and the netherparts buried in sand. (At least for me.)
ReplyDeleteLike others here, did not know sphinxes came in different flavors.
Well, I can only take away from what research shows me. I didn't go to Egypt and look at the Sphinx myself. (Though I wish I could have). Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteThree? Really? I have known about the first one forever. In fact, I think it was in my Dick and Jane reader.
ReplyDeleteMy cat sits like a Sphinx. Also, he thinks he is all that and a bag of Mrs. Field's chocolate chip cookies.
I am going to Google the other sphinxes. Thanks.
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DeleteYAY FOR SPHINX's!!! I love them because Egyptology and Mythology are my thing and that stuff is awesome. I really loved your post and can't wait for tomorrows :)
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Yay indeed! I love, love, love Mythology. In fact I want to major in it in College. Thank you! I hope tomorrows post doesn't disappoint.
DeleteYou know, I think they should make sphinx stuffed animals. I could go for an Androsphinx. (It would scare the fur off the cat, but so?)
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DeleteGreat, succinct post. I'm fascinated by mythical creatures, especially those that fly. Do you think that last one with head of a falcon and then the body of a griffin, could fly? I'd like to go for a ride. My favorite kids' movie of the moment is "How to train your dragon". I want a dragon. Or whatever those beasts were from Cameron's Avatar where they connected their tails and communicated, joined? Anyway, I'm a bit slap happy from all the fun today...and scads of blogs to read before I sleep, and scads of blogs to read before I sleep. My sincere apologies to Robert Frost.
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I do not know if the Hieracosphinx can fly but as of a griffin can and it has the body of a griffin, and the head of a falcon (which can also fly) I am assuming that it would be able to fly.
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DeleteInteresting! I always picture sphinxes as female. I didn't know they are more commonly male.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your posts! Happy A to Z, Konstanz!
See that's what I always saw. A female. I believe my Hieracosphinx for my novel will be female. I like changing things up.
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I was unaware they were called different things. Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Great start to the Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you! I love learning new things and sharing the information!
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DeleteI didn't realize there was more than one kind of sphinx. Very cool post.
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DeleteI didn't know there were types of Sphinxes! Great going Konstanz---happy to be co-hosting this challenge with you :)
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