There are three types of sphinx. The androsphinx, the typical lion with a human face/head The criosphinx, a ram-headed lion. The hierocosphonx has the body of a lion and the head of a hawk. When the Egyptian sphinx was portrayed as a female it symbolized Isis and/or the reigning queen. The Egyptian androsphinx is a … Continue reading Mythological Creature of Mabon — The Sphinx