According to some stories, this creature made its appearance after the kidnapping and raping of the boy Chrysippus.
According to some stories, this creature made its appearance after the kidnapping and raping of the boy Chrysippus. It positioned itself on a rock and killed travelers entering or leaving a town, and it eventually either ate itself or jumped off a high cliff. Though there is some confusion over who gave birth to this creature, it probably had the same parents as the Nemean lion. It may have been fathered by Orthrus, but it also—like many creatures—could have been the offspring of Echidna [eh-KID-nuh] and Typhon. It supposedly did its damage while Creon was in charge of Thebes [THEEBZ], but it killed itself after a confrontation with Oedipus. Sometimes portrayed with wings and having the head of a cat or person and body of a lion, name this figure which asked a riddle about a creature that walks on four legs, two legs, and then three legs.
According to some stories, this creature made its appearance after the kidnapping and raping of the boy Chrysippus.
sphinx