Delphi, Greece

Sphinx of Naxos

Sphinx of Naxos, Delphi

An Archaic marble sphinx with a woman's head, eagle's wings and a lion's body, dedicated by the island of Naxos around 560 BCE. It once crowned a column over twelve metres tall and now stands in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.

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Location

Coordinates: 38.48013, 22.49993

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