Herodotus calls the male sphinxes he saw in Egypt androsphinges, as if sphinx was naturally feminine (and the word is in fact always feminine gender in Greek).

• （希腊历史学家）希罗多德在埃及他看见男性斯芬克斯称为狮身人面像,好像斯芬克斯自然就是女性(事实上在希腊语里这单词始终是女性)。