Hieracosphinx

 ( Legendary Creatures In Egyptian Mythology ) 

The hieracosphinx () is a mythical beast found in ancient Egypt sculpture and European heraldry.Gwynn-Jones, P. Ll. (1998) The Art of Heraldry : origins, symbols, designs, London : Parkgate, The god Haroeris ("Horus the Elder") was usually depicted as one.http://tarot.vn/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CCI18122015_0105.png The name Hieracosphinx comes from the Greek Ιερακόσφιγξ, itself from ἱέραξ ( hierax "hawk") + σφίγξ ("sphinx").

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Description The Hieracosphinx has the head of a hawk and the body of a lion. The name was coined by Herodotus for the hawk-headed that he saw in Egypt; the other being the Sheep-headed sphinx which Herodotus called Criosphinx ().

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In popular culture The Hieracosphinx is the name of a monster card in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.

In the Real-time strategy game Age of Mythology, worshipping Bast allows players to upgrade their Sphinxes to Hieracosphinxes.

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See also

• Ammit
• Griffin
• Hippogriff
• Sphinx
• Serpopard

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External links

• Comparison of the hieracosphinx with other sphinx types

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