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Sphinx
Mount Phicium near Thebes
Danger Level: 7/10
By Elizabeth Stein for Mythos Atlas. About the author. Editorial notes are grounded in the site's cited sources and can be challenged through the contact page.
Abilities
FlightSupernatural IntelligenceProphetic Riddles
Lore & Legend
A creature with the body of a lion, wings of an eagle, and head of a woman. She terrorized Thebes, devouring travelers who failed to answer her riddles until Oedipus solved her puzzle.