Sphinx (disambiguation)

A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.

Sphinx or Sphynx may also refer to:

Places and structures

Sphinx of Memphis, a stone sphinx located near the remains of Memphis, Egypt
Great Sphinx of Giza, the giant Sphinx statue near the Great Pyramids, Egypt
Sphinx (Romania), a natural rock formation in the Carpathian Mountains
The Sphinx (British Columbia), a mountain in British Columbia, Canada
The Sphinx (Wyoming), a mountain in the Wind River Range, Wyoming, US

Fiction

The Sphinx (1933 film), a 1933 American film directed by Phil Rosen
Sphinx (novel), a 1979 novel by Robin Cook
- Sphinx (film), a 1981 American film adaptation of Cook's novel
Sphinx (role-playing game), a 1984 role-playing game
The Sphinx, an 1846 short story by Edgar Allan Poe; See Edgar Allan Poe bibliography

Fictional entities

Sphinx (Marvel Comics), name of two Marvel Comics characters
S.P.H.I.N.X., an organization in the List of The Venture Bros. characters cartoon
The Sphinx, a mysterious superhero in the 1999 movie Mystery Men
Sphinx, a character in the Mahou Sentai Magiranger

Non-fiction

The Sphinx: An Independent Magazine for Magicians, a magazine for magicians
The Sphinx, a journal of Alpha Phi Alpha
Sphinx (Marc Quinn sculpture), a 2006 Marc Quinn sculpture of the model Kate Moss

Entertainment

"The Sphinx", an episode of the cartoon Extreme Ghostbusters

Music

"The Sphinx" (song), a 1978 song by Amanda Lear
Sphynx (album), a 2003 album by black metal band Melechesh
The Sphinx – Das Beste aus den Jahren 1976–1983, a 2006 album by Amanda Lear
The Sphinx (album)

Science and technology

Sphinx (gene)
Sphinx tiling, a geometric tiling using one particular hexiamond, a "sphinx"
Sphynx cat, a breed of hairless cat
Sphinx (moth), the common name of many moths in the family Sphingidae
- Sphinx (genus), a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae
Sphinx (satellite), an American test satellite
Sphinx, a GoTo telescope produced by Vixen

Computing

Sphinx (search engine), an SQL full-text search engine
Sphinx (documentation generator), a free, open-source, extensible documentation generator
CMU Sphinx, a free voice recognition engine from Carnegie Mellon University
Sphinx, a codename for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Sphinx (home automation system), a conceptual home environment designed in the Soviet Union in 1987

Organisations

Sphinx (senior society), a secret society at Dartmouth College
Sphinx Senior Society, a senior society at the University of Pennsylvania
Sphinx Organization, aiding the development of young Black and Latino classical musicians
Sphinx Systems, a Swiss firearms manufacturer
Le Sphinx, a Paris brothel founded in 1931

Other uses

HMS Sphinx, several ships of the Royal Navy
French ship Sphinx, several ships of the French Navy
La Mouette Sphinx, a French hang glider design
"Sphinx", a disc golf fairway driver by Infinite Discs
Sphinx, a nickname for Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of United States

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