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
- co occurs with
- basilisk, Cerberus, Caucasian Eagle, Orthrus, Fenghuang, Cockatrice, Erinyes, Djinn, Elemental, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Stheno, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Huginn, Muninn, Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Sylph, Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, Lernaean Hydra, Gorgons, Colchian dragon, Agathyrsus, Gelonus, Scythes, Ladon, Pemphredo, Enyo, Sthenno, Dino, Persis, Hesperides, Euryale, Sirens, Echidna, Amphitrite, Lamia, Styx, Nereids, Callirrhoe, Doris, Electra, Metis, manticore, Harpy, Simurgh, Thunderbird, Chimera, Anzû, Pamola, Yali, Kamadhenu, Lamashtu, Enlil, Sharabha, Apis, Buraq, Lakhmu, Eurynome (Queen of the Titans), Chons, Anubis, Anat, Mnevis, Holy Spirit, Cyclops, Hydra, chimaera, Triton, angels, devils, dragon, lamassu, phoenixes, Scylla, Charybdis, Medusa, harpies, centaur, Minotaur, griffins, Pegasus, Ziz, cherubim, mermaids, jinn, Astarte
- sibling of
- Nemean lion
- created by
- Ceto
- manifested by
- Piasa Bird
Mentioned by
- Holy Spirit
- Cyclops
- Hydra
- chimaera
- Triton
- angels
- devils
- dragon
- lamassu
- phoenixes
- Scylla
- Charybdis
- Medusa
- harpies
- centaur
- Minotaur
and 11 more
Sources
wikipedia (7)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
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