Sphinx (disambiguation)

A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.

Sphinx or Sphynx may also refer to:

Places and structures

• Sphinx of Memphis, a stone sphinx located near the remains of Memphis, Egypt
• Great Sphinx of Giza, the giant Sphinx statue near the Great Pyramids, Egypt
• Sphinx (Romania), a natural rock formation in the Carpathian Mountains
• The Sphinx (volcano), a subglacial volcano in British Columbia, Canada
• The Sphinx (Wyoming), a mountain in the Wind River Range, Wyoming, US

Fiction

• The Sphinx (1933 film), a 1933 American film directed by Phil Rosen
• Sphinx (novel), a 1979 novel by Robin Cook
  • Sphinx (film), a 1981 American film adaptation of Cook's novel
• Sphinx (role-playing game), a 1984 role-playing game
• The Sphinx, an 1846 short story by Edgar Allan Poe; See Edgar Allan Poe bibliography

Fictional entities

• Sphinx (Marvel Comics), name of two Marvel Comics characters
• Sphinx (Dungeons & Dragons), monster in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
• S.P.H.I.N.X., an organization in the List of The Venture Bros. characters cartoon
• Sphinx, a planet in the science fiction Honorverse by David Weber
• The Sphinx, a mysterious superhero in the 1999 movie Mystery Men

Non-fiction

• The Sphinx: An Independent Magazine for Magicians, a magazine for magicians
• The Sphinx, a journal of Alpha Phi Alpha
• Sphinx (Marc Quinn sculpture), a 2006 Marc Quinn sculpture of the model Kate Moss

Music

• "The Sphinx" (song), a 1978 song by Amanda Lear
• Sphynx (album), a 2003 album by black metal band Melechesh
• The Sphinx – Das Beste aus den Jahren 1976–1983, a 2006 album by Amanda Lear

Science and technology

• Sphinx tiling, a geometric tiling using one particular hexiamond, a "sphinx"
• Sphynx cat, a breed of hairless cat
• Sphinx (genus), a genus of moth
• Sphinx (satellite), an American test satellite
• Sphinx, a GoTo telescope produced by Vixen

Computing

• Sphinx (search engine), an SQL full-text search engine
• Sphinx (documentation generator), a free, open-source, extensible documentation generator
• CMU Sphinx, a free voice recognition engine from Carnegie Mellon University
• Sphinx, a codename for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

Organisations

• Sphinx (senior society), a secret society at Dartmouth College
• Sphinx Senior Society, a senior society at the University of Pennsylvania
• Sphinx Organization, aiding the development of young Black and Latino classical musicians
• Sphinx Systems, a Swiss firearms manufacturer
• Le Sphinx, a Paris brothel founded in 1931

Other uses

• HMS Sphinx, several ships of the Royal Navy
• La Mouette Sphinx, a French hang glider design

See also

• Janusz A. Zajdel Award, initially named Sphynx (Sfinks in the Polish language)
• Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, a 2003 action-adventure video game