Alchemical Sphinx

A little different from what I'm used to drawing, normally its dragons or something related to a story I am writing. Sphinxes are mentioned in a short story I have but play no large part in it.

This was also a lighting experiment as I mentioned in the first picture.

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"the sphinx and star
the key and gate.

seven secrets of the sphinx
eleven riddles of the star
drink the wine of babylon
and dance the dance of yezidi

the sphinx and star
the cup and stone.

seven secrets of the sphinx
give all the keys to alkhemy
and the making of the stone
that will turn the metal to gold

seven secrets of the sphinx
enter the desert of apep
through the tower of yezid
that will turn mud to diamonds"

-Seven Secrets of the Sphinx, Therion