Ancient Greek Sphinx - Mythical Creature with the head of a Woman, the haunches of a Lion and the wings of a Bird - Casting Stone

Name: Ancient Greek Sphinx - Mythical Creature with the head of a Woman, the haunches of a Lion and the wings of a Bird - Casting Stone
Brand: ATLANTISGREEKART
SKU: 1385623749
Price: 1631.62 DKK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (112 reviews)

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Handmade
Materials: Medium: Plaster
Width: 21 centimeters

Height: 30 centimeters

Depth: 6.5 centimeters

Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Material: Casting stone

Height: 30 cm - 11,8 inches
Width: 21 cm - 8,3 inches
Length: 6,5 cm -2,6 inches
Weight: 3000 g

A sphinx was a mythical monster, which had the head of a human and the body of a lion.
In Greek mythology, the sphinx was considered to be a woman. One sphinx was only considered to exist in Greek mythology; she was the daughter of Orthus, and either Echidna or Chimera. Apart from the human head and the body of the lion, she also had the wings of an eagle and the tail of a serpent.
According to the myth, she dwelt outside the city of Thebes, and asked a riddle to all travellers, in order to let them pass. The riddle she asked is a famous one; which is the creature that has one voice, but has four feet in the morning, two feet in the afternoon, and three feet at night? Anyone who struggled to answer was eaten by the monster. However, Oedipus managed to answer correctly; he replied "the man", who crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two as an adult, and needs a walking cane when old.
It seems that there was a second riddle following the first; "there are two sisters; one gives birth to the other, who in turn gives birth to the first. Who are they?" The correct answer is "day and night", two words that are both feminine in the Greek language.
After Oedipus correctly answered both questions, the Sphinx killed herself, either by throwing herself off the rock on which she rested, or by devouring herself. This seems to be the literary way in which the ancient Greeks transitioned from the old religious practices, represented by the Sphinx, to the new ones and the establishment of the Olympian deities, represented by Oedipus.

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