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A colossal statue in the form of a lion with a human head wearing an ancient Egyptian headdress (and which may or may not have originally been a normal lion head) '''The Sphinx''' is one of the best known man-made structures in the real world. It is so closely associated with [[
This Sphinx has nothing to do with the one from the [[Greek Mythology|Greek Myth]] of Oedipus (the one with the [[Riddle of the Sphinx]]). Rather, the Greek called the statue (which is at least 4000 years old) Sphinx due to its resemblance to that monster. However, The Sphinx is considered "riddling" because, even today, we don't know who made it or why; most puzzling, there are no surviving records from that time that explain these things. Naturally, that has led to lots of [[Epileptic Trees|crazy theories]] about it.
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** [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Ironically]], The Wizard [[Shazam]] did live in Ancient Egypt, maybe he knows the answers!
* [[Living Statue]]: In some stories. Often shown speaking in cartoons (in riddles, of course.)
** In an issue of [[DC Comics|DC's]] Adventure Comics from the early 80's, the heroes of [[
* [[Monumental Damage]]: The statue is missing its nose, believed to have been an act of religious vandalism long ago.
* [[Name's the Same]]: It has many namesakes, most intentional.
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