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The Great Sphinx of Giza, commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. It is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 241 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 66.34 feet high. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of the pharaoh Khafra (c. 2558–2532 BCE).

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  • The Great Sphinx of Giza, commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. It is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 241 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 66.34 feet high. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of the pharaoh Khafra (c. 2558–2532 BCE).
  • The Sphinx is a powerful man in the Fablehaven series. He is very old, having lived many centuries, and his life and motives are shrouded in secrecy. He survived for years by drinking from the Font of Immortality every week. For a short time in Keys to the Demon Prison, The Sphinx is called The Ethiopian.
  • The Sphinx (ザ·スフィンクスZa Sufinkusu?) is a sphinx created by Atari, Pipeworks and Toho that first appeared in the 2007 Godzilla , Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash. __TOC__
  • Venue "in Egypt on nothing other than the Sphinx's legs. Standing on the west bank of the Nile, The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the world's largest and oldest statues." -Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
  • In The Sphinx, a Sphinx targets intellectuals and educators around New York City while Egon and Slimer struggle with their old age.
  • Mike Murtock, A.K.A. The Sphinx, was the featured villain in Red Panda Adventures, episode 1. He was nothing more than a petty criminal and an expert safecracker, until one day he got hold of two mystical devices. The first was a weapon to instantly mummify a living being. The second was a mystical teleportation device consisting of an ankh-shaped amulet and two sapphires. Voiced by M. John Kennedy.
  • The Sphinx (1846)by Edgar Allan Poe Story copied from the Wikisource. DURING the dread reign of the Cholera in New York, I had accepted the invitation of a relative to spend a fortnight with him in the retirement of his cottage ornee on the banks of the Hudson. We had here around us all the ordinary means of summer amusement; and what with rambling in the woods, sketching, boating, fishing, bathing, music, and books, we should have passed the time pleasantly enough, but for the fearful intelligence which reached us every morning from the populous city. Not a day elapsed which did not bring us news of the decease of some acquaintance. Then as the fatality increased, we learned to expect daily the loss of some friend. At length we trembled at the approach of every messenger. The very air fro
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  • The Sphinx
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  • The Sphinx
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  • Rock
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  • The Sphinx artwork
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  • Red Panda Adventures - Riddle of the Sphinx
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  • 39(xsd:integer)
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  • Toronto, Canada
Date First Aired
  • 1997-05-12(xsd:date)
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  • 102(xsd:integer)
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  • Mike Murtock
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  • M. John Kennedy
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