Hackaday

Reject Modernity, Return To 80s, Learn C.

We’re not exactly sure how old [SnailMail] is, but he’s probably a member of Generation Alpha considering that to our wizened ...
ancient-origins

Egyptian Sphinx Statues Found In English Garden Fetch £200,000

A pair of 5,000-year-old Egyptian sphinx statues have sold for just under £200,000 ($270000) at auction. The owner was “shocked” having paid only £300 ($407) for the “garden ornaments”. Sphinxes are ...
Greek Reporter

Greek Goddess Sphinx Embodied Concept of Knowledge as Power

A female Sphinx from the Archaic Period of Greek civilization. Credit: Of all the iconic figures from ancient times, the Sphinx stands out, depicted in various forms across Greek, Near Eastern, and ...
ancient-origins

Three Giant Criosphinxes Discovered On Egypt’s Cultic Avenue in Luxor

The remains of three giant ram head sphinx statues, known as criosphinxes, have been unearthed on Luxor’s Avenue of Sphinxes in southern Egypt. At least one of the sphinx statues had a coiled cobra ...