Phikĭon
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Phikion — (jetzt Phagás), Berg in Böotien, bei Onchestos am Südostufer des Kopaissees, 567 m hoch, der Schauplatz der Sphinxsage … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Tenerĭkos — (a. Geogr.), Ebene in Böotien, zwischen Theben u. dem Gebirg Phikion; benannt nach Teneros, einen Propheten u. Priester des Apollon … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
sphinx — [16] The original Sphinx was a monster, half woman and half lion, which terrorized the country around Thebes in ancient Greece. According to legend, it would waylay travellers and ask them a riddle; and if they could not solve it, it killed them … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sphinx — [16] The original Sphinx was a monster, half woman and half lion, which terrorized the country around Thebes in ancient Greece. According to legend, it would waylay travellers and ask them a riddle; and if they could not solve it, it killed them … Word origins
