sphinx

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There were beach sandals from Puerto Rico and clogs from Amsterdam and a sphinx from Egypt.

From Literature

“The bricks themselves were forged by the sphinxes from their own mountains. They have the heat of wisdom in them,” said Nighthand.

From Literature

He stood on sand, between a sphinx and closely set pyramids, the words “Carl Laemmle Presents Boris Karloff In” hovering before them.

From Literature

Also called the ajo lily, it grows from a deep bulb, has long, wavy-edged leaves and is pollinated by sphinx moths.

From Los Angeles Times

In it are depicted small sphinxes, cult items and an altar, all items recovered from the ruins of Antirhodos and depicting a scene that likely would have taken place in the temple.

From The Wall Street Journal