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Those who couldn't answer her riddle "What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 at noon, and 3 in the evening" were killed |
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MYTHICAL CREATURES |
2020-02-19 |
#8163 |
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In Greece this creature was said to guard the entrance to Thebes; in Egypt, it guards the pyramids |
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$800 |
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MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES |
2013-12-25 |
#6738 |
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Here's a riddle: what in Egyptian myth has the head of a man (or a ram or falcon) & the body of a lion? This |
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$800 |
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MYTHOLOGICAL MASHUPS |
2010-09-23 |
#5984 |
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The Nemean Lion was the sibling of this monster who liked to riddle people with her own riddle before eating them |
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$1,200 |
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MYTHICAL MENAGERIE |
2007-11-30 |
#5345 |
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The subject of a huge statue, this monster on the road to Thebes ate people who could not answer its riddle |
the Sphinx
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$1,200 |
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MYTHOLOGY |
2007-10-12 |
#5310 |
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Its name is from the Greek for "to bind", which in turn may come from the Egyptian shesep-ankh, "living image" |
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MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS |
2005-05-26 |
#4784 |
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It was a mistake to go near this part-leonine creature; if you couldn't solve its riddles, it would eat you |
the Sphinx
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$200 |
J |
WHAT A MYTHTAKE! |
2004-09-23 |
#4609 |
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Though her name was Greek for "strangler", this riddler usually ate her victims or threw them from her rock |
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$1,000 |
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MYTHOLOGY |
1996-12-18 |
#2833 |
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When Haemon couldn't answer this monster's famous riddle, she ate him |
the Sphinx
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$400 |
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WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY |
1995-02-27 |
#2421 |
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A person who asks enigmatic questions can be compared to this monster; there's a statue of one near the Pyramids |
the Sphinx
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$400 |
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MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS & PHRASES |
1993-02-25 |
#1959 |
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It plagued Thebes by killing & eating anyone who didn't answer its riddle |
Sphinx
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$100 |
J |
MYTHOLOGY |
1992-03-18 |
#1748 |
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Oedipus became king of Thebes after he answered this monster's riddle |
the Sphinx
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$1,000 |
J |
MYTHOLOGY |
1991-07-18 |
#1604 |
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The name of this creature comes from the Greek verb meaning "to squeeze", sphingein |
Sphinx
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$100 |
J |
EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY |
1988-03-16 |
#823 |
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An Egyptian monument or the monster of Thebes who killed those who couldn't answer her riddle |
the Sphinx
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$200 |
DJ |
MYTHOLOGY |
1986-10-13 |
#481 |