Sphinx (Pronunciation - sfingks)
–noun, plural sphinx•es
1. (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a monster, usually represented as having the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. Seated on a rock outside of Thebes, it proposed a riddle to travelers, killing them when they answered incorrectly.
2. a mysterious, inscrutable person or thing, esp. one given to enigmatic questions or answers.
