My Favorite Sphinx

My favorite sphinx, Via Enrico Mayer. (Already posted on Instagram)
La mia sfinge preferita, via Enrico Mayer. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Four Sphinxes

The most famous sphinx in Livorno is still this one, which has a twin sister just in front of her.

You can see two more on this front door in Via Coccoluto Ferrigni,

with another couple just next door.

See also: The Sphinx of Livorno - Topless Sphinx
External links: Sphinx (Wikipedia)

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The Sphinx of Livorno

This busty sphinx stands on the pillar of a gate in Via Mayer, facing her slightly less photogenic twin sister on the other pillar.

This terracotta work appeared in one of my first posts and a couple of years later it showed up again in a set of mythological creatures.

See also: Topless Sphinx - Myths & Legends

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Via Mayer's Monster

We have already seen this mural three years ago, in an Easter Monday walk. This time I managed to get a straight shot, without the parked cars. It doesn't get much better, but at least it can be judged properly.

See also: Easter Monday

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Myths & Legends

Pegasus, the winged horse, symbol of our Municipal police.This Everyday Chimera was one of my first posts.A detail of the sign of the “Caffè le Fate” (The Fairies Cafè).The “Araba Fenice” (Arab Phoenix) bar, “Via dei Fanciulli”.I have already posted the Topless Sphinx, this is her twin sister. This walk is one month old, I saved it for a very rainy Sunday, just like yesterday.

More Walks

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Topless Sphinx

Wikipedia says: In Greek mythology, a sphinx is represented as a monster with a head and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and a serpent headed tail.

The unknow “artist” who made this sphinx decided that the eagle and the snake part weren't so important and concentrated himself on the... rest. This terra-cotta sphinx has a twin sister, and both are placed on the back entrance of a famous “palazzo” in central Livorno.

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