“Her quiet demeanor and penetrating gaze made her a sphinx, leaving everyone wondering about the secrets she held within.”

“These will consist chiefly of Noctu, but sphinges, Geometr and numerous small species also join the company.”

“A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera-Heterocera, volume 1, Sphinges and Bombyces.”

“Groups of winged sphinxes and griffins trampling fallen goats alternate with rampant goats and seated griffins.”

“Large black figure skyphos, decorated with a scene of bacchanalian between two sphinxes on both sides.”

“Neither the number of the propyla nor of the sphinxes is determined by any rule.”