Sphinx: Getting started ¶ Sphinx

Getting started ¶ Sphinx is a documentation generator or a tool that translates a set of plain text source files into various output formats, automatically producing cross-references, indices, etc. That is, if you have a directory containing a bunch of reStructuredText or Markdown documents, Sphinx can generate a series of HTML files, a PDF file (via LaTeX), man pages and much more. Sphinx focuses on documentation, in particular handwritten documentation, however, Sphinx can also be used to ... Sphinx , mythological creature with a lion’s body and a human head, an important image in Egyptian and Greek art and legend. The earliest and most famous example in art is the colossal recumbent Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, dating from the reign of King Khafre (c. 2575–2465 BCE). Explore the sphinx 's rich history, from Egyptian guardian to Greek myth, unraveling its symbolism, artistic depictions, and cultural impact. The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx , a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. [1] The monument was sculpted from the limestone bedrock of the Eocene -aged Mokattam Formation [2] and faces east on the Giza Plateau, on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt, the Sphinx is part of the Memphite Necropolis and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Archaeological evidence suggests the Sphinx ...