单词 | androsphinx |
释义 | androsphinxn. A man-sphinx; a sphinx whose human portion is male. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > of classical mythology > Sphinx Sphinx1420 androsphinx1607 phynx1688 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Fovre-footed Beastes 18 In the porch of Pallas..he placed such great colosses and Andro-sphinges, that it was afterward supposed he was buried therein. 1850 J. Leitch tr. C. O. Müller Anc. Art §228 Sphinxes or androsphinxes are lions with human heads. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < n.1607 |
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