STORY OF GREAT SPHINX OR GIZA SPHINX

STORY OF GREAT SPHINX OR GIZA SPHINX:

STORY OF GREAT SPHINX OR GIZA SPHINX

What Is a Sphinx? What does the sphinx symbolize?

A sphinx (or sphynx) is a mix with the body of a lion and the head of a human, with some variations. It is a prominent mythological figure in Egyptian, Asian, and Greek mythology.
In ancient Egypt the sphinx was a spiritual guardian and most often depicted as a male with a pharaoh headdress as is the Great Sphinx , or figures of the creatures were often included in tomb and temple complexes. For instance, the so-called Sphinx Alley in Upper Egypt is a two-mile avenue that connects the temples of Luxor and Karnak and is lined with sphinx statues.
What is the different between the Egyptian sphinx and the Greek Sphinx?
The sphinx imported from Egypt to Asia and Greece around 15th to 16th century B.C.
but the Asian sphinx had eagle wings, was frequently female, and often sat on its haunches with one paw raised in depictions.
What is the story of the Sphinx in the Greek history ?
In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She is mythicized as treacherous and merciless, and will kill and eat those who cannot answer her riddle. This deadly version of a sphinx appears in the myth and drama of Oedipus
What happened to the Sphinx after the riddle was solved?
Continuing on his way, Oedipus found Thebes plagued by the Sphinx, who put a riddle to all passersby and destroyed those who could not answer. Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx killed herself.
The Great sphinx or Giza sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza consider the biggest one discovered till now in Egypt ,and the only one discovered in Giza Plateau.
Its 4,500-year-old limestone statue situated near the Great Pyramid and is consider part from the complex of King Khafra ,the builder of the 2nd pyramid in Giza, Egypt

How big GREAT SPHINX or Giza sphinx?

Measuring 240 feet (73 meters) long and 66 feet (20 meters) high, the Great Sphinx consider one of the world’s largest monuments. It is also one of the most recognizable relics of the ancient Egyptians.

How many years have taken to Carve Great Sphinx ?

Scholars guess that estimate it would have taken 100 people 3 years to carve the Great Sphinx out of a single mass of limestone. But other scholars it may be have taken more than 10 years .

who is the owner of Great Sphinx or Giza Sphinx ?
Why the Great sphinx belongs to King Khafre?

One of the most strong evidence that is the Great Sphinx to found inside of king Khafre complex,
one more thing, the head and face of the Sphinx are strikingly similar to a life-size statue of Khafre that French archaeologist Auguste Mariette found in the Valley Temple .

What’s inside the Great sphinx or Giza Sphinx ?

The statue was carved from a single piece of limestone, and pigment residue suggests that the entire Great Sphinx was painted but the scholars discover nothing inside it ,it just solid stone .

Who broke the nose of the the Great  sphinx ? and why ?

We have to stories the first one the nose broken as decay and bad weather other scholars believed may be Naplion ponapart destroyed the nose when he conquard Egypt on 1799AD.

How many sphinxes in Egypt ?

Discovered in Egypt a lot of Sphinx Giza sphinx the biggest and most Famous one , howerver another one made of Alabaster stome which consider the 2nd biggest sphinx discovered in Egypt and biggest statue made f Alabaster stone.
Hunderds of sphinx discovered in Egypt and still more bury under the sand .

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