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Freha — Egyptian Monster: Sphinx
Published: 2007-05-08 21:16:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 7520; Favourites: 84; Downloads: 0
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This is part of a rather large Egyptian Gods and monsters "portfolio". It isn't complete yet, but I should upload the ones that are done now... Anubis [link] was uploaded quite some time ago.
Enjoy the rest of the series.All digital "inking"
Art © *Freha
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Very cool interpretation of the sphinx . This reminds me more of a Greek sphinx or a Sumerian one then the Egyptian though . Many very nice details make up this fascinating picture .
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Awesome job! I just wanted to let you know that I featured this in "Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 16 - Sphinx", you can find it here: [link]
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I'm sorry but,I have things to point out.
One:The head of the Sphinx is the Pharoa's head,most commonly a mae head,despite the fact the Sphinx is female.
Two:The sphinx does NOT have wings.
Three:The head is completely human.
Sorry if you take this as rude,but I needed to point that out.
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One: This is my personal interpretation.
Two: There are many past depictions of the sphinx where there are wings and a female head. This image being the most famous-> [link] And here is a historical one too-> [link]
I rest my case.
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I was pised,sorry.Damn you Ramoth!(if you are ramoth,welll...damn you!)
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Excuse me?? If you are angry at someone, don't take it out on another artist. We aren't meant to be punching bags.
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I'm sorry.I'm a crazy beeotch.Please,im sorry.I'm emo as it is.
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this one actually looks a bit Sumarian to me, still absolutely LOVELY
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On this one, that face is easily the most striking feature. As stated you captured that cross perfectly, in a way I don't believe I've seen anyone else do anywhere. I'm so used to sphinxs with a full human face (like an oval cut out pasted on a cat's head) that this just made me go "what the..."?
Very well done, wings or no, whichever works. (I think the kind of work it would take to carve wings into the kind of sculpture the Egyptians did, they might have left wings off on purpose, or maybe they just fell off over time. Not a big study in that angle.)
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that is flippin amazing, but just to let you know, only the greek sphinx has wings. unless im mistaken, i may be wrong. still love it tho!
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Thank you. 
A little random fact is that it is believed that the famous Giza Sphinx, was not a sphinx at all... instead its original lion head was carved into a pharaohs head some time after final construction. 
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Ah i see. i just thought this cuz ive never seen an egyptian sphinx with wings and a greek sphinx without lol. well, ya learn something new every day, no?
And yes. they like to look at themselves without the use of a mirror.
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what an awesome face, it captures the cross between human and cat perfectly
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