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{{Era|Individuals|TWCB}}
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{{Youmay|the creature in Greek mythology| the [[Great Sphinx of Giza]]}}
{{Youmay|the creature in [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]| the [[Great Sphinx of Giza]]}}
{{Character Infobox
{{Character Infobox
|name = Sphinx
|name = Sphinx
|image = ACOD_sphinx.jpg
|image = AC Twelve Trials Odyssey Q3 Sphinx.png
|birth = Isu Era
|birth = [[Isu Era]]
|death = 420s BCE<br />[[Sphinx Lair]], [[Boeotia]], [[Greece]]
|death = c. 422 BCE<br>[[Lair of the Sphinx]], [[Boeotia]], [[Greece]]
|species =  
|species =  
|affiliates = [[Olympos Project]]}}
|affiliates = [[Olympos Project]]
|voice = Angela Christofilou}}
The '''Sphinx''' was a hybrid beast created by the [[Isu]] as part of their [[Olympos Project]]. The creature, part [[eagle]], [[lion]], [[snake]], and [[human|man]], was trapped as a statue in [[Ruined Temple|ruins]] south of [[Lake Kopais]] in [[Boeotia]], [[Greece]].
The '''Sphinx''' was a hybrid beast created by the [[Isu]] as part of their [[Olympos Project]]. The creature, part [[eagle]], [[lion]], [[snake]], and [[human|man]], was trapped as a statue in [[Ruined Temple|ruins]] south of [[Lake Kopais]] in [[Boeotia]], [[Greece]].


At some point during the late-5th century BCE, using a key that was divided in two the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] awakened the Sphinx, and outwitted the creature in a game of riddles. After the creature collapsed, dead, Kassandra seized the [[Prize of the Sphinx|artifact]] that seemingly gave the creature life.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Lore of the Sphinx]]</ref>
==History==
Around 422 BCE, using a key that was divided in two the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] awakened the Sphinx, and outwitted the creature in a game of riddles. After the creature collapsed, dead, Kassandra seized the [[Prize of the Sphinx|artifact]] that seemingly gave the creature life.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Lore of the Sphinx]]</ref>


==Riddles==
==Riddles==
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! width="50%" |Riddle
!width="50%"|Riddle
! width="50%" |Answer
!width="50%"|Answer
|-
|-
|''What can run, but never walks;<br />has a mouth, but never talks;<br />has a head, but never weeps;<br />has a bed, but never sleeps''
|''What can run, but never walks;<br>has a mouth, but never talks;<br>has a head, but never weeps;<br>has a bed, but never sleeps''
|A River
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram River.png|thumb|125px|center]]A River
|-
|-
|''This thing all things devour: birds, beasts, trees, flowers;<br />gnaws iron, bites steel;<br />grind hard stones to meal;<br />slays kings, ruins towns;<br />and beats high mountains down.''
|''This thing all things devour: [[bird]]s, beasts, trees, flowers;<br>gnaws [[iron]], bites [[steel]];<br>grind hard [[stone]]s to meal;<br>slays kings, ruins towns;<br>and beats high mountains down.''
|Time
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Time.png|thumb|125px|center]]Time
|-
|-
|''At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen.''
|''At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen.''
|The stars
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Stars.png|thumb|125px|center]]The stars
|-
|-
|''What is large, yet never grows;<br />has roots that cannot be seen;<br />and is taller than trees?''
|''What is large, yet never grows;<br>has roots that cannot be seen;<br>and is taller than trees?''
|A mountain
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Mountain.png|thumb|125px|center]]A mountain
|-
|-
|''I create my lair with earthen string;<br />and dispatch my prey with a biting sting.''
|''I create my lair with earthen string;<br>and dispatch my prey with a biting sting.''
|Spider
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Spider.png|thumb|125px|center]]Spider
|-
|-
|''Some try to hide, some try to cheat;<br />but time will show, we always will meet.<br />Try as you might to guess my name;<br />I promise.''
|''Some try to hide, some try to cheat;<br>but time will show, we always will meet.<br>Try as you might to guess my name;<br>I promise you'll know, when you I do claim.''
|Death
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Death.png|thumb|125px|center]]Death
|-
|-
|''Never resting, never still;<br />moving slowly from hill to hill;<br />it does not walk, run or trot;<br />all is cool where it is not.''
|''Never resting, never still;<br>moving slowly from hill to hill;<br>it does not walk, run or trot;<br>all is cool where it is not.''
|Sun
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Sun.png|thumb|125px|center]][[Sun]]
|-
|-
|''As small as your thumb, I am light in the air.<br />You may hear me before you see me, but trust that I’m there.''
|''As small as your thumb, I am light in the air.<br>You may hear me before you see me, but trust that I'm there.''
|A Humming Bird
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Hummingbird.png|thumb|125px|center]]A Hummingbird
|-
|-
|''What is always old and sometimes new;<br />never sad, sometimes blue;<br />never empty, but sometimes full;<br />never pushes, always pulls?''
|''What is always old and sometimes new;<br>never sad, sometimes blue;<br>never empty, but sometimes full;<br>never pushes, always pulls?''
|The Moon
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Moon.png|thumb|125px|center]]The [[Moon]]
|-
|-
|''I’m alive, but without breath;<br />I’m as cold in life as in death;<br />I’m never thirsty, though I always drink.''
|''I'm alive, but without breath;<br>I'm as cold in life as in death;<br>I'm never thirsty, though I always drink.''
|A Fish
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Fish.png|thumb|125px|center]]A [[Fish]]
|-
|-
|''What can bring back the dead;<br />make you cry, make you laugh, make you you;<br />is born in an instant, yet lasts a lifetime?''
|''What can bring back the dead;<br>make you cry, make you laugh, make you you;<br>is born in an instant, yet lasts a lifetime?''
|A Memory
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Memory.png|thumb|125px|center]]A Memory
|-
|-
|''In spring I am gay in handsome array;<br />in summer more clothing I wear;<br />when colder it grows, I fling off my clothes;<br />and in winter quite naked appear.''
|''In spring I am gay in handsome array;<br>in summer more clothing I wear;<br>when colder it grows, I fling off my clothes;<br>and in winter quite naked appear.''
|A Tree
|[[File:ACOD Sphinx Pictogram Tree.png|thumb|125px|center]]A Tree
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Should the player get any of the Sphinx's riddles wrong they would be killed instantly.
*Should the player get any of the Sphinx's riddles wrong they would be killed instantly.
*In Greek mythology, the Theban Sphinx was one of the offspring of [[Typhon]] and Echidna, who stood guard over the entrance to [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]]. She would ask all travelers to solve her riddle in order to pass. Those who succeeded were allowed entry, while those who failed were eaten by her.
*In Greek mythology, the Theban Sphinx was one of the offspring of [[Typhon]] and Echidna, who stood guard over the entrance to [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]]. She would ask all travelers to solve her riddle in order to pass. Those who succeeded were allowed entry, while those who failed were eaten by her. When [[Oedipous]] met the Sphinx, he solved its famous riddle, ''"What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?"'', by selecting "Man" as the answer, reasoning that infants crawl on all fours, adults stand upright on two legs, and seniors walk with the assistance of canes.
**The famous riddle of the Sphinx: ''"What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?"'' was solved by [[Oedipous]].
*The mural depicting the Sphinx and Oedipous in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a [https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M18.8.html painting] on a stamnos from the 5th century BCE.
*The mural depicting the Sphinx and Oedipous in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a [https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M18.8.html painting] on a stamnos from the 5th century BCE.
*According to ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the Sphinx in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' is a mix of the Sphinx and another mythical creature, [[Chimera]].
*According to ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the Sphinx in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' is a mix of the Sphinx and another mythical creature, [[Chimera]].
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ACOd-symbol-Sphinx.jpg|The symbol of the Sphinx at the [[Gateway to the Lost City]]
ACOd-symbol-Sphinx.jpg|The symbol of the Sphinx at the [[Gateway to the Lost City]]
ACOd-AtM-KassSphinx.jpg|Kassandra approaching the Sphinx
ACOd-AtM-KassSphinx.jpg|Kassandra approaching the Sphinx
ACOD sphinx.jpg|Close-up of the Sphinx on her perch
TheSphinx1.jpg|The Sphinx awaiting Kassandra's answer
TheSphinx1.jpg|The Sphinx awaiting Kassandra's answer
Stephanie_Chafe_ACOD_Sphinx_(front).jpg|Concept art of the Sphinx
Stephanie Chafe ACOD Sphinx (front).jpg|Concept art of the Sphinx
Stephanie_Chafe_ACOD_Sphinx (side).jpg|Concept art of the Sphinx
Stephanie Chafe ACOD Sphinx (side).jpg|Concept art of the Sphinx
Phokis-Pronaia-SphinxOedipous.jpg|A 5th century BCE mural depicting Oedipous and the Sphinx
Phokis-Pronaia-SphinxOedipous.jpg|A 5th century BCE mural depicting Oedipous and the Sphinx
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 14 May 2026

This article is about the creature in Greek mythology. You may be looking for the Great Sphinx of Giza.

The Sphinx was a hybrid beast created by the Isu as part of their Olympos Project. The creature, part eagle, lion, snake, and man, was trapped as a statue in ruins south of Lake Kopais in Boeotia, Greece.

History[edit | edit source]

Around 422 BCE, using a key that was divided in two the Spartan misthios Kassandra awakened the Sphinx, and outwitted the creature in a game of riddles. After the creature collapsed, dead, Kassandra seized the artifact that seemingly gave the creature life.[1]

Riddles[edit | edit source]

Riddle Answer
What can run, but never walks;
has a mouth, but never talks;
has a head, but never weeps;
has a bed, but never sleeps
A River
This thing all things devour: birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
gnaws iron, bites steel;
grind hard stones to meal;
slays kings, ruins towns;
and beats high mountains down.
Time
At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen.
The stars
What is large, yet never grows;
has roots that cannot be seen;
and is taller than trees?
A mountain
I create my lair with earthen string;
and dispatch my prey with a biting sting.
Spider
Some try to hide, some try to cheat;
but time will show, we always will meet.
Try as you might to guess my name;
I promise you'll know, when you I do claim.
Death
Never resting, never still;
moving slowly from hill to hill;
it does not walk, run or trot;
all is cool where it is not.
Sun
As small as your thumb, I am light in the air.
You may hear me before you see me, but trust that I'm there.
A Hummingbird
What is always old and sometimes new;
never sad, sometimes blue;
never empty, but sometimes full;
never pushes, always pulls?
The Moon
I'm alive, but without breath;
I'm as cold in life as in death;
I'm never thirsty, though I always drink.
A Fish
What can bring back the dead;
make you cry, make you laugh, make you you;
is born in an instant, yet lasts a lifetime?
A Memory
In spring I am gay in handsome array;
in summer more clothing I wear;
when colder it grows, I fling off my clothes;
and in winter quite naked appear.
A Tree

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Should the player get any of the Sphinx's riddles wrong they would be killed instantly.
  • In Greek mythology, the Theban Sphinx was one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, who stood guard over the entrance to Thebes. She would ask all travelers to solve her riddle in order to pass. Those who succeeded were allowed entry, while those who failed were eaten by her. When Oedipous met the Sphinx, he solved its famous riddle, "What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?", by selecting "Man" as the answer, reasoning that infants crawl on all fours, adults stand upright on two legs, and seniors walk with the assistance of canes.
  • The mural depicting the Sphinx and Oedipous in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a painting on a stamnos from the 5th century BCE.
  • According to The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the Sphinx in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is a mix of the Sphinx and another mythical creature, Chimera.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • The symbol of the Sphinx at the Gateway to the Lost City
    The symbol of the Sphinx at the Gateway to the Lost City
  • Kassandra approaching the Sphinx
    Kassandra approaching the Sphinx
  • Close-up of the Sphinx on her perch
    Close-up of the Sphinx on her perch
  • The Sphinx awaiting Kassandra's answer
    The Sphinx awaiting Kassandra's answer
  • Concept art of the Sphinx
    Concept art of the Sphinx
  • Concept art of the Sphinx
    Concept art of the Sphinx
  • A 5th century BCE mural depicting Oedipous and the Sphinx
    A 5th century BCE mural depicting Oedipous and the Sphinx

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lore of the Sphinx

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