A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.
Sphinx or Sphynx may also refer to:
Places and structures
- Sphinx of Memphis, a stone sphinx located near the remains of Memphis, Egypt
- Great Sphinx of Giza, the giant Sphinx statue near the Great Pyramids, Egypt
- Sphinx (Romania), a natural rock formation in the Carpathian Mountains
- The Sphinx (British Columbia), a mountain in British Columbia, Canada
- The Sphinx (Wyoming), a mountain in the Wind River Range, Wyoming, US
Fiction
- The Sphinx (poem), a poem by Oscar Wilde
- The Sphinx (1933 film), a 1933 American film directed by Phil Rosen
- Sphinx (novel), a 1979 novel by Robin Cook
- Sphinx (film), a 1981 American film adaptation of Cook's novel
- Sphinx (role-playing game), a 1984 role-playing game
- The Sphinx, an 1846 short story by Edgar Allan Poe; See Edgar Allan Poe bibliography
Fictional entities
- Sphinx (Marvel Comics), name of two Marvel Comics characters
- S.P.H.I.N.X., an organization in the List of The Venture Bros. characters cartoon
- The Sphinx, a mysterious superhero in the 1999 movie Mystery Men
- Sphinx, a character in the Mahou Sentai Magiranger
Non-fiction
- The Sphinx: An Independent Magazine for Magicians, a magazine for magicians
- The Sphinx, a journal of Alpha Phi Alpha
- Sphinx (Marc Quinn sculpture), a 2006 Marc Quinn sculpture of the model Kate Moss
Entertainment
- "The Sphinx", an episode of the cartoon Extreme Ghostbusters
Gaming
- Sphinx, a question asker in Super Mario Odyssey
- Sphinx, a question asker in Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Music
- "The Sphinx" (song), a 1978 song by Amanda Lear
- Sphynx (album), a 2003 album by black metal band Melechesh
- The Sphinx – Das Beste aus den Jahren 1976–1983, a 2006 album by Amanda Lear
- The Sphinx (album)
Science and technology
- Sphinx (gene)
- Sphinx tiling, a geometric tiling using one particular hexiamond, a "sphinx"
- Sphynx cat, a breed of hairless cat
- Sphinx (moth), the common name of many moths in the family Sphingidae
- Sphinx (genus), a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae
- Sphinx (satellite), an American test satellite
- Sphinx, a GoTo telescope produced by Vixen
Computing
- Sphinx (search engine), an SQL full-text search engine
- Sphinx (documentation generator), a free, open-source, extensible documentation generator
- CMU Sphinx, a free voice recognition engine from Carnegie Mellon University
- Sphinx, a codename for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
- Sphinx (home automation system), a conceptual home environment designed in the Soviet Union in 1987
Organisations
- Sphinx (senior society), a secret society at Dartmouth College
- Sphinx Senior Society, a senior society at the University of Pennsylvania
- Sphinx Organization, aiding the development of young Black and Latino classical musicians
- Sphinx Systems, a Swiss firearms manufacturer
- Le Sphinx, a Paris brothel founded in 1931
Other uses
- HMS Sphinx, several ships of the Royal Navy
- French ship Sphinx, several ships of the French Navy
- La Mouette Sphinx, a French hang glider design
- "Sphinx", a disc golf fairway driver by Infinite Discs
- Sphinx, a nickname for Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of United States
See also
- Janusz A. Zajdel Award, initially named Sphynx (Sfinks in the Polish language)
- Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, a 2003 action-adventure video game
- SPHINCS
- Sfinx (disambiguation)