 | James Wilson - 1805 - 452 pages
...during the principal increase of the Nile. But the fabulous sphynx of Thebes in Bceotia is described as having the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a dog, the paws of a lion, the wings of a bird, the tail of a serpent, and a human voice. See Lempriere's Diet,... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1812 - 500 pages
...opposite Pylos, on the coast of Messcnia. Thev are also called Sphagiae. SPHI&X, a monster which had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a dog,...serpent, the wings of a bird, the paws of a lion, and a human voice. It sprang from the union of Orthos with the Chim&ra, or of Typhon with Echidna.... | |
 | William Godwin - 1814 - 342 pages
...a monster whoinfested the border of Bceotia, sprung from the marriage of Orthus ffcd Echidna, with the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a dog, the clans of a lion, the wings of a bird, and a human voice: this monster had stationed here Soph. OEd.... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 pages
...clitoridts. Its use is to contract the mouth, of the vagina. SPHINX, in fabulous history, a monster which had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a dog,...serpent, the wings of a bird, the paws of a lion, and an human voice. It sprang from the union of Otthos with the Chimjera, or of Typhon with Echidna.... | |
 | Isaac Taylor - 1824 - 196 pages
...pyramids is another stupendous object, called the Sphynx. It is in shape a compound of several animals; having the head and breasts of a woman, the body of...a dog, the tail of a serpent, the wings of a bird, and the paws of a lion. What the ancient Egyptians meant by this figure is not known. It was a favourite... | |
 | Isaac Taylor - 1821 - 194 pages
...pyramids is another stupendous object, called the Sphynx. It is in shape a compound of several animals ; having the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a Eg-ypt 4. dog, the tail of a serpent, the wings of a bird, and the paws of a lion. What the ancient... | |
 | Catechism - 1820 - 88 pages
...monster, made up of various parts, all bearing a' resemblance to some animal or other: thus she had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a dog,...serpent, the wings of a bird, the paws of a lion, and a human voice. Q. Where did she reside ? A. She generally resided in the neighbourhood of Thebes,... | |
 | Andrew Dalzel - 1825 - 352 pages
...to do a good turn to others. SIMPSON. 7. S0iyy«{] This was a monster, which had the head and breast of a woman, the body of a dog, the tail of a serpent, the wings of a bird, the paws of a lion, and a human voice. It kept the neighbourhood of Thebes in continual alarm by proposing enigmas and... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 842 pages
...and the body of a lion. Peacham on Drawing. SPHINX, or SPHYNX, in the mythology, a monster which had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a dog,...serpent, the wings of a bird, the paws of a lion, and a human voice. It sprang from the union of Orthos with the Chimœra, or of Typhon with Echidna.... | |
 | 1832 - 670 pages
...Superstitious dread in the mind of fallen man conceived this most extravagant idea, which consists of the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a dog,...serpent, the wings of a bird, the paws of a lion, and a human voice ! DR. POCOCK, about two hundred years ago, found only the head, neck, and part of... | |
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A monster, having the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a dog, the tail of a serpent, the wings of a bird, and the paws of a lion. 
