[DOC] [TLE] Sphinx - Wikipedia [PAR] A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. 
In Greek tradition, it has the head of a human, the haunches of a lion, and ... 
Unlike the Greek sphinx, which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically ... 
but having a ferocious strength similar to the malevolent Greek version and both 
were... [DOC] [TLE] Sphinx - Greek Mythology [PAR] 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. [DOC] [TLE] Sphinx - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] 1 Description; 2 Egyptian sphinx; 3 Greek sphinx; 4 Sphinx in South and ... While 
the sphinx is not the only combination of animal and man to emerge in the .... As 
a sphinx it has the body of a lion and the head of a human being, and is not to be 
... Credit is due under the terms of this license that can reference both the New... [DOC] [TLE] Sphinx - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Sep 8, 2012 ... A sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion, most often with a human ... 
The creature was an Egyptian invention and had a male head - human or animal; 
however, in ancient Greek culture the creature had the head of a woman. ... The 
sphinx was also commonly represented in both Assyrian and... [DOC] [TLE] sphinx | mythology | Britannica.com [PAR] Jun 1, 2016 ... Sphinx, a mythological creature with a lion's body and a human head, an 
important image in Egyptian and Greek art and legend. ... is it that has one voice 
and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed? .... The opposite 
convention, a human head and an animal body, was used for the king,... [DOC] [TLE] Egypt and Greece can both claim a sphinx - Loveland Reporter-Herald [PAR] Jan 6, 2013 ... It's a creature with a man's head and a lion's body shown in a recumbent position. 
... The Greek Sphinx was mythical and had the head and chest of a woman ... 
She asked, "What animal goes on four legs in the morning, two at... [DOC] [TLE] Sphinx, Riddle of the Sphinx, Cultural Depictions, Mythology ... [PAR] Wings were often added to the leonine body, and female sphinxes were also ... 
The Sphinx is said to have guarded the entrance to the Greek city of Thebes, and 
to ... To the ancient Egyptians, the Great Sphinx symbolically represented the Nile 
... Its animal form, the lion, has long been a symbol associated with the sun in... [DOC] [TLE] SPHINX - Woman-Headed Lion of Greek Mythology [PAR] In Greek mythology the Sphinx was a female monster with the body of a lion, the 
... In archaic vase paintings they often appear amongst a procession of animals 
and ... The figure which she was conceived to have had is originally Egyptian or 
.... he would give both the kingdom and the widow of Laios (Laeus) to the man 
who... [DOC] [TLE] The Sphinx in Greek and Egyptian Legend - Ancient / Classical History [PAR] The Sphinx in Greek and Egyptian Legend ... Sphinx in Egypt. ... It has a leonine 
body and the head of another creature -- typically, human. ... types of sphinx are 
similar because they are hybrids, having body parts from more than one animal. [DOC] [TLE] Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx - Live Science [PAR] Oct 9, 2014 ... Facts about these ancient Egyptian monuments, still a source of speculation ... 
Each pyramid had a mortuary and valley temple, with a causeway connecting 
them. ... an animal loaded with religious symbolism in ancient Egypt; the body of 
the ... The word "sphinx" is, in fact, a Greek word meaning "strangler,"... [DOC] [TLE] Sphinx - Encyclopedia - Theodora [PAR] The Greek sphinx had wings and female bust

Question: Both the Greek and Egyptian Sphinxes had the body of this animal
Answer: Lion