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The earliest textual reference to the sphinx of India is found in the Yajur Veda. The earliest known depictions in stone of sphinxes are found in central and north-west India and date to the 1st century BCE till the 2nd century CE. They are found among the decorations of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain shrines. And they show distinct Hellenistic influences especially in that they often have wings of the type typical of Greek sphinxes.
kbs2244 wrote:Do they have Lions in India?
I thought the great cat od India was the Tiger.
Are there Lions East of the Indus?
Btw, I liked the music!
kbs2244 wrote:So, if the lion is not native to the area,
the idea has to have been imported.
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