This terrible monster was the Sphinx.

The Sphinx howled with rage.

What happened to the Sphinx's nose?

The Sphinx had eaten hundreds of people on their way to the city of Thebes, because they could not answer the riddle the cunning Sphinx had asked them.

Suddenly, the Sphinx raised its head.

I will let you pass safely," the Sphinx said, "if you can answer my riddle."

Really smart, that Sphinx!

What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination?

Everybody called Mary "the Sphinx", because she always spoke in riddles.

The Sphinx began to walk around him.