sphinxes

deity earth Indian corroborated · 8

Winged lions appearing in Indian art. Sphinxes also appear as the Piasa Bird of North America.

↻ synthesized from 8 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Ancient origins in Egypt and Greece.

Relationships

manifests as
Piasa Bird
sibling of
Nemean lion
created by
Ceto
manifested by
Piasa Bird
child of
Orthrus, Typhon, Echidna

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Sources

Source passages

“Similarly, sphinxes appear as winged lions in Indian art and the Piasa Bird of North America.”

#4003 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“An avenue with sphinxes on both sides forms the approach to the temple.”

#44400 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free