If you see one sphinx, you’ve seen ’em all, right? Maybe not. Most folks are somewhat familiar with the Egyptian Sphinx, by photograph or personal viewing. It’s a creature with a man’s head and a lion ...

A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity resonate in contemporary Western society Nora McGreevy - Correspondent Explore the true history and myths behind ...

The head of a near-intact marble sphinx has been discovered in the largest tomb ever unearthed in Amphipolis, northern Greece. Standing more than half-a-metre high and marked by "traces of red", the ...

Archaeologists have discovered the missing head of one of the two marble sphinxes guarding a huge Macedonian tomb under excavation in Amphipolis, Greece. The statue's head has wavy hair that falls to ...

The head of a sphinx discovered in the largest tomb ever unearthed in Amphipolis, in the Macedonian region of northern Greece The head of a sphinx discovered in the largest tomb ever unearthed in ...

Greek archaeologists excavating a massive Alexander the Great-era burial mound complex at Kasta Hill, in the northern Greek region of Serres, have found one of the missing sphinx heads belonging to ...

Also known as the Grey Sisters, the Graeae are a trio of wizened sisters who share a single tooth and eye between the three of them. Daughters of Ceto and Phorcys, a pair of primordial sea deities, ...

Along with the pyramids, the Sphinx is the most commonly known symbol of ancient Egypt. The Sphinx of Giza is a giant limestone carving depicting a creature with the face of a man and the body of a ...