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| − | | origin = [[Satroz]] |
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| − | | appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Grimm Reality (novel)|Grimm Reality]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of the Sirens (short story)|Island of the Sirens]]'' |
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| − | A '''Sphinx''' was a mythological creature with a [[lion]]'s body and a [[human]] head associated with [[Egypt]]ian and [[Greece|Greek]] legends. |
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| − | The [[Osirian]]s sculpted [[Martian Sphinx|the Sphinx on Mars]] with the head of an [[Ice Warrior]] and later went on to sculpt the [[Great Sphinx]] on [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'', ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'') By contrast, the [[Fifth Doctor]] attributed the Great Sphinx to the [[Atlantis|Atlanteans]], and said there was a vast [[library]] underneath it, between its paws.. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)|The Eye of the Scorpion]]'') |
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| + | At least two living sphinxes were known. |
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| − | [[Jason (Island of the Sirens)|Jason]] and the [[Argo]]nauts encountered a |
+ | [[Jason (Island of the Sirens)|Jason]] and the [[Argo]]nauts encountered a sphinx from [[Satroz]] when an alien prison ship crashed on Earth. She was shot dead by the [[Parthenope]] prisoners. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of the Sirens (short story)|Island of the Sirens]]'') In the mists of [[Gallifrey]]an history, the [[Pythia]] went to the island of [[Thule]] to steal the eye of its [[sphinx of Thule|resident sphinx]] so that she could put it in place of her own eye that she had gouged out. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') |
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| − | The [[New Jupiter]] [[EarthWorld]] theme park confused Egyptian and Greek legends. The riddle of the sphinx, "What walks |
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| + | Sphinxes, though, were perhaps better known not as living entities, but as the subjects of artistic renderings — typically very large [[statue]]s. The two most famous sphinx statues were undoubtedly the [[Great Sphinx]] in [[Giza]], [[Egypt]] and the [[Martian Sphinx]]. |
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| ⚫ | on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs by nightfall?" came from Greek legends. The answer was "[[human|man]]". The Egyptian Zone's sphinx asked this question to anyone trying to enter the [[pyramid]]. [[Anji Kapoor]] gave the answer before it was asked because she was trying to outrun robotic [[dinosaur]]s. The huge sphinx also had wings like an [[eagle]] and a missing nose like the Great Sphinx. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[ |
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| ⚫ | However, there was also one at the [[New Jupiter]] [[EarthWorld]] theme park — even though it confused Egyptian and Greek legends. The riddle of the sphinx, "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs by nightfall?" came from Greek legends. The answer was "[[human|man]]". The Egyptian Zone's sphinx asked this question to anyone trying to enter the [[pyramid]]. [[Anji Kapoor]] gave the answer before it was asked because she was trying to outrun robotic [[dinosaur]]s. The huge sphinx also had wings like an [[eagle]] and a missing nose like the Great Sphinx. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') |
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Revision as of 00:52, 26 July 2019
A sphinx was a mythological creature.
Living
At least two living sphinxes were known.
Jason and the Argonauts encountered a sphinx from Satroz when an alien prison ship crashed on Earth. She was shot dead by the Parthenope prisoners. (PROSE: Island of the Sirens) In the mists of Gallifreyan history, the Pythia went to the island of Thule to steal the eye of its resident sphinx so that she could put it in place of her own eye that she had gouged out. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
Statuary
Sphinxes, though, were perhaps better known not as living entities, but as the subjects of artistic renderings — typically very large statues. The two most famous sphinx statues were undoubtedly the Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt and the Martian Sphinx.
However, there was also one at the New Jupiter EarthWorld theme park — even though it confused Egyptian and Greek legends. The riddle of the sphinx, "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs by nightfall?" came from Greek legends. The answer was "man". The Egyptian Zone's sphinx asked this question to anyone trying to enter the pyramid. Anji Kapoor gave the answer before it was asked because she was trying to outrun robotic dinosaurs. The huge sphinx also had wings like an eagle and a missing nose like the Great Sphinx. (PROSE: EarthWorld)