There is strength in his neck. Terror dances before him.

In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

The Sphinx in the snow pic is not from Egypt, people.

The world is a study in contrasts nowadays. We are haunted by images of terror and warfare.

The fiasco following the fake Sphinx photograph has left the Twittersphere suspicious of snow pictures from Egypt.

This photograph of the Sphinx in Giza, Cairo, has gone viral, after Egypt's biggest snow storm in more than 100 years hit the country.

Some echoes of the Euripidean Oedipus have been traced also in a scene of Seneca's Oedipus (see below), in which Oedipus himself describes to Jocasta his adventure with the Sphinx.

When the sky will split asunder , and turn rosy like the dregs of annointing oil ,

And when the heaven will split , it will appear like a rose painted red .

And when heaven is split asunder , and turns crimson like red leather

And when the heaven will be rent in sunder and will become rosy like Unto red hide .

Then when the heaven is rent asunder , and it becomes rosy or red like red oil , or red hide .

When the sky splits apart , and becomes rose , like paint .

( What will happen ) when the heaven will be split asunder and will become crimson like leather ?

And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide

When the sky is split open , and turns crimson like tanned leather .

When the heaven splits asunder and turns crimson , like red leather .

And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose colored like oil

( On the Day of Judgment ) when the heavens are rent asunder they will have a flowery color and flow like oil .

And when the heaven is rent asunder , and then becomes red like red hide .

When the sky is rent asunder , and becomes red like red leather ,

When the sky is rent asunder , and it becomes red like ointment

In Egypt there was a good knowledge and support for the event, with many landmarks such as the pyramids and sphinx having their lights turned off, in addition to business and individuals celebrating the event.

They will come out of the graves with downcast eyes like an expanding swarm of locusts .

They will hasten forward to the caller , gazes fixed . And the unbelievers will say This is the day of untold woe .

They will come out from the graves with eyes lowered , as if they were spread locusts .

Rushing towards the caller the disbelievers will say , This is a tough day .

abasing their eyes , they shall come forth from the tombs as if they were scattered grasshoppers ,

running with outstretched necks to the Caller . The unbelievers shall say , ' This is a hard day ! '

With looks downcast they will come forth , from the tombs , as though they were locusts scattered abroad .

Hastening toward the summoner . The infidels will say this is a day diffrcult .

They will come forth , with humbled eyes from ( their ) graves as if they were locusts spread abroad ,

Hastening towards the caller , the disbelievers will say This is a hard Day .

Their eyes humiliated , they will emerge from the graves , as if they were swarming locusts .

Scrambling towards the Caller , the disbelievers will say , This is a difficult Day .

with down cast eyes they shall go forth from their graves , as though they were scattered locusts .

They shall be hurrying forth towards the caller , and the unbelievers ( who had once denied this Day ) , will say This is a woeful Day .

With downcast eyes , they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad ,

Hastening toward the summoner the disbelievers say This is a hard day .

they will emerge from the graves as if they were scattered locusts with a humbled look in their eyes ,

scrambling toward the summoner . The faithless will say , This is a hard day !

their eyes will be humbled as they come out from their graves as if they were scattered locusts ,

running ( with their necks extended ) to the Caller . The unbelievers will say ' This is indeed a harsh Day '

Their eyes humbled , they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading ,

Racing ahead toward the Caller . The disbelievers will say , This is a difficult Day .