Riddles of the Sphinx is part of the Ancient Greek Heroes series: a collection of original poetry celebrating the heroes and heroines of the myths, stories and legends that came to form the bedrock of the Ancient Greek pantheon.The ancient Greek sphinx was a female monster with the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. The sphinx had been sent by Ares to prey on travelers to Thebes: which she did in a rather unique and memorable...