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Read the text and then answer the questions that follow it:. The Sphinx is a mythical beast which appeared in both ancient Egyptian and Greek mythology .In Egypt , the Sphinx was represented lying down, usually with the head of a man and the body and paws of a lion .It symbolisend the pharaoh .Thousand of sphinxes were built , the most famoust being the one at Giza sculpted out of rock. In Greek myths, the sphinx was a winged monster with a lion's body but the head of a woman .In the Oedipus legend ,the sphinx poses a riddle and Kills those who cannot anwer . Oedipus answered correctly ,so the sphinx killed herself .... 1 What is a sphinx ? 2 How was the sphinx represented in Egypt? 3 What did the Egyptian sphinx symbolise ? 4 How did the Greek represent the sphinx ? 5. What happened to sphinx in the oedipus legend? Ma puteti ajutaa?

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1. A sphinx is a mythical beast

2. In Egypt the Sphinx was represented lying down, usually with the head of a man and a body and paws of a lion

3. The Egyptian sphinx symbolize the pharaoh

4. The Greek represent the sphinx as a winged monster with a lion’s body but the head of a woman

5. In the Oedipus legend the sphinx killed herself