Assertion: sphinx | /r/HasProperty | greek
Facets:
value: according to verner
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The word 'sphinx' is Greek and came to be applied to the Egyptian sculpture at Giza, according to Verner (and others) through a translation of the Egyptian name shesep-ankh ("living image") by which the Egyptians referred to the piece as well as to other representations of royal figures.
text: The word 'sphinx' is Greek, and comes from the Egyptian word 'shespankh' meaning living statue.