Sphinx and Sphynx
This is a Sphynx. Thanks, Google Images! Sphynxes are both ugly and adorable at the same time.
This is The Sphinx, aka Great Sphinx of Giza. You’ve probably seen the Sphinx in any and all of your Social Studies textbooks from grade school.
So, why the y in the Sphynx, you’d ask? According to Merriam-Webster, it’s probably an alteration of sphinx; from the cat’s appearance.
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