A look at a truly mysterious painting, 'The Questioner of the Sphinx', by Elihu Vedder, and the context in which it was ...

Unlike many of the creatures and so-called beasts that populate the wizarding world, the Sphinx is intelligent and communicative, and it's out of fear that wizards hold it at arm's length.

The Great Sphinx of Giza, a 66-foot-tall statue resting in the shadow of the nearby Great Pyramid of Giza, is one of the most widely recognizable relics of the ancient world.

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