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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 [[
▲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 [[Useful Notes/Egypt|Egypt]] that it serves as an instant visual clue of the setting, even more so than [[The Pyramids]] (which also exist in other parts of the world.) The Sphinx is located next to the Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest one in the world.
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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In fiction, often the target of [[Monumental Damage]] or even [[Monumental Theft]]. Or just [[Living Statue|getting off its duff]] and stomping on people.
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* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: One of its many riddles: Is the head a man's or a woman's? Looks kind of manly, but it's missing the [[Badass Beard|intricately coiffed beard]] that ancient Egyptian men sported.
* [[Ancient Astronauts]]: Hey, if they made the pyramids...
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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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