sphinx

Noun
  1. An inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret (synset 110655186)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
  2. (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body;
    Daughter of Typhon (synset 109525430)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is a type of: mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
  3. One of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians (synset 104281926)
    is a type of: statue - a sculpture representing a human or animal

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