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One can see how archaeologists arrive for one season and never leave — the ruins and artifacts, like the enigmatic smile of the Sphinx, pose more questions than we have answers.
Book -- American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson , by Joseph J. Ellis;
2200 b.c. ). The two major relics are a monumental statue of Ramses II lying prostrate after losing its feet, and an alabaster sphinx dating from 1400 b.c.
The Sphinx may be silent, as in many traditions, or not, but she and Oedipus, who did not recognize parents of either gender, probably do not understand the same language.