Sphinx
Origin / Region
Thebes, Boeotia
Creature Type
Winged Lion-Woman
Threat Level
High
Defeated By
Oedipus (riddle solved)
Description
A creature of divine wrath sent to plague Thebes — lion-bodied, eagle-winged, and woman-faced. She devoured all who failed her impossible riddle, until Oedipus answered correctly and she flung herself from her cliff in rage.