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Who Defeated The Sphinx?

egip123 From Egypt

Oedipus
In Greek myth, Oedipus defeated the Sphinx, a monster with the head of a human, body of a lion, and wings of a bird. According to legend, the Sphinx asked riddles to those who passed and ate those who answered incorrectly.

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