Artistic Motifs And Symbols

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun A celestial object that appears as a brief, bright streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid entering the Earth's atmosphere and burning up

  • I was fortunate enough to witness a shooting star streak across the night sky last night.
  • Hey, did you see that shooting star just now? It was so cool!
  • Dude, that shooting star was lit af!
  • Her talent on the stage was like a shooting star, shining brightly for a brief moment before fading away.

noun a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human, often depicted in ancient Greek and Egyptian art and mythology

  • The achemon sphinx is a species of moth found in Africa.
  • Have you ever seen an achemon sphinx moth before?
  • That achemon sphinx moth is huge!
  • The mystery surrounding the situation was like trying to unravel the enigma of an achemon sphinx.