My question is what is the official definition of Sphinx?
The one in Egypt has the body of a lion and the head of a man. This is the reverse—head of a lion and body of a man.
Does any combination merit the title of Sphinx by defiition or is this just a lazy man’s headline.
The name Sphinx is a corruption of an old Egyptian term which translates as “living image” — but the modern use of it is more generally anything that combines human and animal, particularly kitties. So, for example, we could probably refer to the Viking kitties as sphinxes and get away scot-free.