Sphinx. Has face of woman, body and tail of lion, wings of bird — Mythoi

Motif

Sphinx. Has face of woman, body and tail of lion, wings of bird.

Animals. · Mythical animals. · Bird-men. · view the constellation · filed as B51

Cited in the index

general **Laistner Rätsel der Sphinx
general *Frazer Apollodorus I 349 n. 1 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. V
general **J. Ilberg Die Sphinx in der griechischen Kunst und Saga (Leipzig, 1896)
general Köhler-Bolte I 115.

Within the index

Filed under Bird-men.

Filed beside it

Harpy. Bird with arms and breasts of woman Siren. Bird with woman's head Man with bird's head Garuda-bird. Lower part man, upper part bird "Finngálkn", bird with a man's head

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Tabu: killing sacred dragon. (Cf. B11.) Transformation to animal for breaking tabu Transformation: man to dolphin Transformation: oars and masts to serpents Transformation as punishment Journey to upper world. Most references for F0 discuss this motif Man kills son thinking that he is cutting a branch Women, driven mad, devour their infants' flesh Mother kills son thinking him a wild beast Punishment: drawing asunder by horses. (Cf. Q469.12.) Cowherd rescues abandoned child Child's ankles pierced before exposing him

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