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Ability to '''use the abilities of Sphinx'''. Variation of [[Mythical Bestiary]] and [[Feline Physiology]].
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The ability to '''use the abilities of a sphinx'''. Variation of [[Mythical Bestiary]] and [[Feline Physiology]].
   
 
==Capabilities==
  
==Capabilities==
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The user is or has the ability to take on the form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx Sphinx], a mythical creature with, the body of a lion and the head of a human or a cat.
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The user is or has the ability to take on the form of a [[wikipedia:Sphinx|sphinx]], a mythical creature with, the body of a lion and the head of a human or a cat.
   
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In Greek tradition, sphinx has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman, mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster.
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In Greek tradition, sphinxes have the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman (a gynosphinx), mythicized as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster.
   
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Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (an androsphinx), in addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent in contrast to the malevolent Greek version and was thought of as a guardian often flanking the entrances to temples.
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Unlike the Greek sphinx, which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (an androsphinx), in addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent in contrast to the malevolent Greek version and was thought of as a guardian often flanking the entrances to temples.
   
 
Modern sphinxes tend to combine the riddling and feminine appearance of the Greek sphinx with the less violent temperament of the Egyptian sphinx, but one repeating pattern is that sphinxes are guardians and secret-keepers.
  
Modern sphinxes tend to combine the riddling and feminine appearance of the Greek sphinx with the less violent temperament of the Egyptian sphinx, but one repeating pattern is that sphinxes are guardians and secret-keepers.
   
 
==Applications==
  
==Applications==
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*[[Peak Human Intelligence/Enhanced|Enhanced]]/[[Peak Human Intelligence/Supernatural|Supernatural]]/[[Peak Human Intelligence/Absolute|Absolute Intelligence]]
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*[[Enhanced Intelligence]]
  
 
*[[Feline Physiology]]
  
*[[Feline Physiology]]
 
**[[Camouflage]]
  
**[[Camouflage]]
 
**[[Claw Retraction]]
  
**[[Claw Retraction]]
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**[[Peak Human Condition/Enhanced|Enhanced]]/[[Peak Human Condition/Supernatural|Supernatural Condition]]
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**[[Climbing]]
  
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**[[Enhanced Bite]]
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***[[Peak Human Agility/Enhanced|Enhanced Agility]]
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**[[Enhanced Condition]]
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***[[Peak Human Balance/Enhanced|Enhanced Balance]]
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***[[Enhanced Agility]]
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***[[Peak Human Flexibility/Enhanced|Enhanced Flexibility]]
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***[[Enhanced Balance]]
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***[[Peak Human Leap/Enhanced|Enhanced Leap]]
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***[[Enhanced Flexibility]]
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***[[Peak Human Senses/Enhanced|Enhanced Senses]]
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***[[Enhanced Jump]]
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***[[Peak Human Speed/Enhanced|Enhanced Speed]]
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***[[Enhanced Senses]]
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***[[Peak Human Strength/Enhanced|Enhanced Strength]]
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***[[Enhanced Speed]]
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**[[Hyper Climbing]]
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***[[Enhanced Strength]]
  
 
**[[Night Vision]]
  
**[[Night Vision]]
 
**[[Predator Instinct]]
  
**[[Predator Instinct]]
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**[[Stealth Tactics]]
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**[[Super Bite]]
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*[[Archetype:Guardian|Guardian]]
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*[[Guardianship]]
  
 
*[[Spiritual Awareness]]
  
*[[Spiritual Awareness]]
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*[[Unnatural Size]]
   
 
==Variations==
  
==Variations==
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*[[Alpha Beast Physiology|Alpha Beast]]: The Sphinx often acts as the boss of bosses regarding mythical creatures.
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**[[Animal Emerging]]
 
*[[Encyclopedic Knowledge]]
  
*[[Encyclopedic Knowledge]]
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**[[Peak Human Wisdom/Enhanced|Enhanced]]/[[Peak Human Wisdom/Supernatural|Supernatural]]/[[Peak Human Wisdom/Absolute|Absolute Wisdom]]
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*[[Enhanced Wisdom]]
  
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*[[Solar Affinity]]
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*[[Magic]]
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*[[Solar Radiation Absorption]]
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*[[Lunar Energy Absorption|Lunar]]/[[Solar Energy Absorption]]
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**[[Lunar Empowerment|Lunar]]/[[Solar Empowerment]]
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*[[Nemean Lion Physiology]]; Rare
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*[[Sand Mode]]
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**[[Sand Mimicry]]
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*[[Unique Skin|Unique Fur]]: A sphinx's pelt is usually made of bronze, making it impervious to projectiles and most melee weapons.
 
*[[Wing Manifestation]]/[[Flight]]
  
*[[Wing Manifestation]]/[[Flight]]
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===Types of Sphinxes:===
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*'''Androsphinx/Gynosphinx''': [[Human Physiology]]
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*'''Criosphinx''': [[Caprine Physiology]]
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*'''Hierocosphinx''': [[Raptor Physiology]]
   
 
==Associations==
  
==Associations==
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*[[Chimerism]]
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*[[Egyptian Deity Physiology]]
  
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*[[Greek Deity Physiology]]
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*[[Archetype:Egyptian Deity|Egyptian Deity]]
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*[[Archetype:Greek Deity|Greek Deity]]
 
*[[Mythical Bestiary]]
  
*[[Mythical Bestiary]]
   
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''See Also: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RiddlingSphinx Riddling Sphinx]''.
  
''See Also: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RiddlingSphinx Riddling Sphinx]''.
 
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===Cartoons===
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* Sphinx (''The Adventures of Puss in Boots'')
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* Chaos (''Aladdin: The Animated Series'')
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* Sphinx (''American Dragon: Jake Long'')
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* Sphinx (''Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'')
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* Sphinx (''Class of the Titans'')
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* Tucker’s Sphinx (''Danny Phantom'')
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* The Sphinx (''Extreme Ghostbusters'')
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* Sphinx (''The Fairly OddParents'')
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* Sphinx (''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'')
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* Sphinx (''Sofia the First'')
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* The Great Sphinx (''Thundercats 1985'')
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===Movies===
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* Guardians of The Southern Oracle (''The Neverending Story'')
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* The Southern Oracle (''The Neverending Story'')
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===Folklore/Mythology===
  
===Folklore/Mythology===
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*Sphinx (''Greco-Roman Mythology'')
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* Sphinx (''Egyptian Mythology'')
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*Sphinx (''Egyptian Mythology'')
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* Sphinx (''Greco-Roman Mythology'')
   
 
===Literature===
  
===Literature===
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*Sphinx (''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'')
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* Sphinx (''Harry Potter'')
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*Sphinx (''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'')
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* Sphinx (''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'')
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* Diotima (''The Unified Field'')
   
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===Films===
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===Manga/Anime===
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* Manion (''Bakugan'')
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*The Southern Oracle (''The Neverending Story'')
  
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* Pharol (''Bakugan Reboot'')
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*Guardians of The Southern Oracle (''The Neverending Story'')
  
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* [[w:c:digimon:AncientSphinxmon|AncientSphinxmon]] (''Digimon'')
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* Nefertimon (''Digimon'')
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* Sphinx (''Monster Girl Encyclopedia'')
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* Sphinx (''One Piece'')
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* Salamander Sphinx (''Toriko'')
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* Kurekurepatra/Meopatra (''Yo-kai Watch'')
   
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===Anime/Manga===
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===Video Games===
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*Sphinx (''One Piece'')
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* Safiya (''AFK Arena'')
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*Nefertimon (''Digimon 02'')
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* Sphinx (''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'')
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* [[w:c:godofwar:Sphinx|Sphinxs]] (''God of War'')
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*[http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/AncientSphinxmon AncientSphinxmon] (''Digimon Series'')
  
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*Manion (''Bakugan'')
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* Sphinx (''RPGs'')
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* Sphinxes (''Skylanders'')
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** Mysticat
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** Scratch
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* Sphinx (''Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy'')
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===Live Television===
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* Sphinx (''Kamen Rider Wizard'')
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* King Sphinx (''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'')
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*[https://ultra.fandom.com/wiki/Sphinx Sphinx] (''Ultraman Ace'')
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===Web Series===
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*Sphinx (''RWBY'')
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===TCG===
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*Guardian Sphinx (''Yu-Gi-Oh!'')
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*Pharaonic Guardian Sphinx (''Yu-Gi-Oh!'')
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*Triamid Sphinx (''Yu-Gi-Oh!'')
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*Theinen the Great Sphinx (''Yu-Gi-Oh!'')
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*Andro Sphinx (''Yu-Gi-Oh!'')
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*Sphinx Teleia (''Yu-Gi-Oh!'')
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===Web Comics===
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*Trivia (''Gastrophobia/Pepsia Phobia'')
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*Sphinxes (''[http://wapsisquare.com/ Wapsi Square]'')
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**Shelly Wahnee; half-sphinx
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**Phix}}
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==Gallery==
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<gallery widths="185">
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PIB SPHINX 01.jpeg|Sphinx (''The Adventures of Puss in Boots'')
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Safiya.webp|Safiya (AFK Arena)
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Sphinx assassins-creed-odyssey.jpg|Sphinx (''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'')
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Nefertimon b.jpeg|Nefertimon (''Digimon'')
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AncientSphinxmon b.jpg|AncientSphinxmon (''Digimon'')
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Sphinx ID S7E18.png|Sphinx (''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'')
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Sphinx.jpg|Sphinx (''Hercules: The Animated Series'')
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Chaos Aladdin show.jpg|Chaos (''Aladdin: The Animated Series'')
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First gate of the southern oracle.jpg|Guardians of The Southern Oracle (''The Neverending Story'')
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Sphinx OP.jpg|Sphinx (''One Piece'')
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Sphinx (Pathfinder).jpg|Sphinx (''Pathfinder'')
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Sphinx Riordan.jpg|Sphinx (''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'')
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Scratch Promo.jpg|Scratch (''Skylanders'')
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File:Sphinx (Flying She-Beast).png|Sphinx (Class of the Titans)
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Sphinx (Sofia the First).png|Sphinx (''Sofia the First'')
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Sphinx (Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy).JPG|Sphinx (''Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy'')
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Monsterous Sphinx.jpg|A winged sphinx
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Inkadu-0.jpg|Sphinx (''Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'')
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MMPR King Sphinx.jpg|King Sphinx (''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'')
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Guardian Sphinx.png|Guardian Sphinx (''Yu-Gi-Oh!'')
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Meopatra.png|Meopatra (''Yo-kai Watch'') is a centaur-like Yokai that is based on a sphinx.
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Salamander Sphinx GM.png|Salamander Sphinx (''Toriko'')
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File:Tevor.webp|Tevor (Dislyte), who holds the power of the Sphinx.
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File:Triamid Sphinx (Yu-Gi-Oh!).png|Triamid Sphinx (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
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File:Pharaonic Guardian Sphinx (Yu-Gi-Oh!).png|Pharaonic Guardian Sphinx (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
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</gallery>
   
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===Western Animation===
  
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*Sphinx (''Fairly Odd Parents'')
  
   
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===Video Games===
  
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*Sphinx (''RPGs'')}}
  
 
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[[Category:Powers]]
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[[Category:Magical Powers]]
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[[Category:Animal Hybrid Physiology]]
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[[Category:Mythological Mimicry]]
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[[Category:Feline Physiology]]
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[[Category:Physiology]]
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[[Category:Monster Physiology]]
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[[Category:Mimicry]]
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[[Category:Egyptian Mythology]]
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[[Category:Appearance Alteration]]
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[[Category:Greek Mythology]]
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[[Category:Personal Physical Powers]]
  
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[[Category:Mammal Mimicry]]
  
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[[Category:Fighting Power]]
  
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[[Category:Non-Fighting Power]]
  
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[[Category:Rare power]]
  

Latest revision as of 12:35, 6 March 2024

The ability to use the abilities of a sphinx. Variation of Mythical Bestiary and Feline Physiology.

Capabilities

The user is or has the ability to take on the form of a sphinx, a mythical creature with, the body of a lion and the head of a human or a cat.

In Greek tradition, sphinxes have the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman (a gynosphinx), mythicized as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster.

Unlike the Greek sphinx, which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (an androsphinx), in addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent in contrast to the malevolent Greek version and was thought of as a guardian often flanking the entrances to temples.

Modern sphinxes tend to combine the riddling and feminine appearance of the Greek sphinx with the less violent temperament of the Egyptian sphinx, but one repeating pattern is that sphinxes are guardians and secret-keepers.

Applications

Variations

Types of Sphinxes:

Associations

Known Users

See Also: Riddling Sphinx.

Cartoons

  • Sphinx (The Adventures of Puss in Boots)
  • Chaos (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
  • Sphinx (American Dragon: Jake Long)
  • Sphinx (Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers)
  • Sphinx (Class of the Titans)
  • Tucker’s Sphinx (Danny Phantom)
  • The Sphinx (Extreme Ghostbusters)
  • Sphinx (The Fairly OddParents)
  • Sphinx (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
  • Sphinx (Sofia the First)
  • The Great Sphinx (Thundercats 1985)

Movies

  • Guardians of The Southern Oracle (The Neverending Story)
  • The Southern Oracle (The Neverending Story)

Folklore/Mythology

  • Sphinx (Egyptian Mythology)
  • Sphinx (Greco-Roman Mythology)

Literature

  • Sphinx (Harry Potter)
  • Sphinx (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
  • Diotima (The Unified Field)

Manga/Anime

  • Manion (Bakugan)
  • Pharol (Bakugan Reboot)
  • AncientSphinxmon (Digimon)
  • Nefertimon (Digimon)
  • Sphinx (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
  • Sphinx (One Piece)
  • Salamander Sphinx (Toriko)
  • Kurekurepatra/Meopatra (Yo-kai Watch)

Video Games

  • Safiya (AFK Arena)
  • Sphinx (Assassin's Creed Odyssey)
  • Sphinxs (God of War)
  • Sphinx (RPGs)
  • Sphinxes (Skylanders)
    • Mysticat
    • Scratch
  • Sphinx (Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy)

Live Television

  • Sphinx (Kamen Rider Wizard)
  • King Sphinx (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
  • Sphinx (Ultraman Ace)

Web Series

  • Sphinx (RWBY)

TCG

  • Guardian Sphinx (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
  • Pharaonic Guardian Sphinx (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
  • Triamid Sphinx (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
  • Theinen the Great Sphinx (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
  • Andro Sphinx (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
  • Sphinx Teleia (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Web Comics

  • Trivia (Gastrophobia/Pepsia Phobia)
  • Sphinxes (Wapsi Square)
    • Shelly Wahnee; half-sphinx
    • Phix

Gallery

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