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Religion: Egyptian classical religion; Greco-Roman classical religion 
Name: The Sphinx
Classification:
supporting character
Publisher(s): British Film Institute 
First Appearance: Oedipus Rex (429 B.C.) - vol. 1 in Theban plays series
Creators: Sophocles
Number of appearances: 1
Gender: male
Note: presented Oedipus with riddle
In the play Oedipus Rex, the main character Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphinx, which was: "What is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three in the evening?" The answer: "man."
This character is in the following 4 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Avengers (vol. 1) #71 (Dec. 1969): "Endgame!" (statue)
Marvel Knights 4 #16 (May 2005): "Divine Time, Part 2" (mentioned)
Oedipus Rex (vol. 1) (429 B.C.)
The Torch #2 (Dec. 2009) (mentioned)
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_the_King
- http://www.essortment.com/all/oedipusandth_rzul.htm
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076625/