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an ancient greek scene with a man sitting on a pedestal next to a winged animal

Do you know the riddle? There are several stories relating to Oedipus and the Sphinx. If you want to know more just do a Google. Here is one - From people.hsc.edu/drjclassics/texts/Oedipus/sphinx.shtm "The sphinx, too, is such a liminal creature. She has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and horribly, the face and breast of a woman. She is treacherous and merciless: those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories: they are gobbled up…

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an egyptian woman sitting on top of a pillar with wings above her head and eyes closed

Description The Sphinx is a chimera uniting the extreme force and ferocity (the lion's body); and the intelligence, reflection, and prudence (the human head). This way the Sphinx represents the controlled and intelligent power. Many pharaohs had their likeness carved on the Sphinx, but I preferred to opt for a female version, due to the close relationship of the Sphinx with the solar deity Sekhmet, and the fact that some queens also had their figures sculpted on Sphinxes . Adobe…

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During a workshop with the amazing Jeanne Plouvenez at Artside, we had to do a creature design of our choise I decided to try redesigning the Sphinx of Œdipe's myth! You can also see some test for other mythological creatures 😊 https://www.artstation.com/jeanneplounevez

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