sphinx

Sphinx (masculine or feminine) stands for:

• Sphinx (Egyptian) , statue of a male lion, usually with a human head (plural: sphinxes or sphinxes )
• the Great Sphinx of Giza , a well-known structure of ancient Egypt (mostly feminine)

Sphinx (feminine) stands for:

• Sphinx (Greek) , figure of Greek mythology, hybrid creature of lion and woman with wings
• the Sphinx cliff with the Sphinx observatory next to the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland
• Damnaššara sphinxes , Hittite gatekeeper deities

Sphinx also stands for:

• the asteroid (896) Sphinx
• the fictional form of existence of the Sphinxxxx, which occurs in the fictional continent of Zamonia

Biology:

• Sphinx (genus) , a genus of swarmers (Sphingidae)
• a breed of domestic cats, see Sphynx cat

Geography:

• the mountain of the Sphinx in Greece, also Fagas called
• Sphinx Rock , various islands
• The Sphinx (Wyoming) , a mountain in Wyoming
• The Sphinx (volcano) , a volcano in Canada
• Sphinx observatory near the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland

Antarctica:

• Sphinx (mountain) , mountain in Queen Maud Land
• Sphinx Hill , mountain on King George Island, South Shetland Islands
• Sphinx Island , off the coast of Graham, Grahamland
• Sphinx Head , mountain in Queen Maud Land
• Sphinx Peak , mountain in Victoria Land
• Sphinx Valley , valley in Victoria Land
• Giza Peak (synonym Sphinx ), a mountain on Alexander I Island
• Mount Sphinx , mountain in Queen Maud Land
• Mont du Sphinx , mountain in Adélieland

Literature and media:

• The Sphinx (Poe) , tale by Edgar Allan Poe
• The Sphinx (film) , German silent film drama filmed in 1912 with Erna Morena
• Sphinx , German alternative title from Off Limits - We are the law , French film by Nicolas Boukhrief (2010)
• Sphinx - Secrets of History , ZDF documentary series
• Sphinx (magazine) , a theosophical magazine (1886-1896)
• Sphinx (game) , a board game by Gunter Baars (Ravensburger)
• The Sphinx (song) , a Disco - Ballad (1978) by Amanda Lear

Technology:

• SPHINX (satellite) , American test satellite
• Sphinx (yacht) , 12mR-Yacht (built in 1939)
• Sphinx-class , series of cruise ships

Software:

• Sphinx (software) , an open source software documentation tool for Python
• Abbreviation for SQL Phrase Index , a full-text search engine
• CMU Sphinx , a free software package for speech recognition , which at the Carnegie Mellon University developed

Companies:

• Sphinx Automobilwerke , German automobile manufacturer (1920–1925)
• Sphinx Automobiles , former French automobile manufacturer
• Sphinx Motor Car Company , former American automobile manufacturer
• Sphinx (ceramic factory) , a Dutch ceramic and porcelain factory founded in Maastricht in 1834

Bands:

• Sphinx (German band) , former German heavy metal band
• Sphinx (Spanish band) , Spanish heavy metal band
• Sphinx (DJ)

Sphinx is also a name for people who seem enigmatic or obscure, for example:

• François Mitterrand , common in France
• Herman Van Rompuy , President of the European Council

See also:

• Sfinksen , Nunatak in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
• Sfinxul din Bucegi (Bucegi Sphinx), a rock formation in Romania
• Sphinx grotto

Wiktionary: Sphinx  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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