Hieracosphinx

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| Region = Ancient Egypt

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The hieracosphinx ({{langx|grc|ἱερακόσφιγξ}}) is a mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry.Gwynn-Jones, P. Ll. (1998) The Art of Heraldry : origins, symbols, designs, London : Parkgate, {{ISBN|1-85585-560-7}} The god Haroeris ("Horus the Elder") was usually depicted as one.http://tarot.vn/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CCI18122015_0105.png {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}} The name Hieracosphinx comes from the Greek {{lang|grc|Ιερακόσφιγξ}}, itself from {{lang|grc|ἱέραξ}} (hierax "hawk") + {{lang|grc|σφίγξ}} ("sphinx").{{Cite web |title=Definition of 'hieracosphinx' |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hieracosphinx |website=www.collinsdictionary.com}}

Description

The Hieracosphinx has the head of a hawk and the body of a lion. The name was coined by Herodotus for the hawk-headed sphinxes that he saw in Egypt; the other being the ram-headed sphinx which Herodotus called Criosphinx ({{langx|grc|Κριόσφιγξ}}).

In popular culture

The Hieracosphinx is the name of a monster card in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/card_search.action?ope=2&cid=6321|title = Hieracosphinx | Card Details | Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME - CARD DATABASE}}

In the Real-time strategy game Age of Mythology, worshipping Bast allows players to upgrade their Sphinxes to Hieracosphinxes.