TheGreatSphinxofGiza

WhatistheGreatSphinxofGiza?Theterm"Sphinx"isanamefor
themythologicalcreaturewiththeheadoftheEgyptianPharoah,
Khafre,andthebodyofalion.Wouldn'titbecooltoseethe
Sphinxinperson!?That'smydreamtoseetheSphinx,someday
though,someday.

History
TheSphinx'shistoryisamazinginsomanyways,Idon'teven
knowwheretostart!Wellfirstoff,theGreatSphinxofGizawas
builtaround2500BCandisapproximately7,00010,000yearsold!
Theonlythingthat'sbrokenisthechinofthePharoahandthe
nose,nobodyknowswhobrokeitoff!Also,atthetipofthelion's
pawisastory,aprincethatwashuntingandfellasleepthenhada
crazydreamabouttheSphinxanditwaschokingonthesand
aroundhisneck(theSphinxwasn'tbuiltyet)andthecreaturesaid,
"Ifyouremovethesandfromchokingme,youwillbecomekingof
lowerandupperEgypt."Lateron,theprincebecamekingoflower
andupperEgypt!Surprising!

WhywastheSphinxBuilt?
TheSphinxwasbuilttorepresenttheEgyptianPharoahKhafre.
Theinterestingfactaboutthestatueisitwasbuiltnearthethree
pyramids,thePyramidofMenkaure,thePyramidofKhafreandthe
PyramidofKhufu.MenkaurewasthesonofKhafreandKhafre
wasthesonofKhufu.TheEgyptiansalsothoughtthattheSphinx
wouldprotectthepyramids.

WhatwastheSphinxUsedFor?
TheSphinxwasusedforaprayerknownasthesolarworship.
WhenPharoahKhafreruled,craftsmenbuilthimover200statues!
Only22ofthemwere3timesthelifesize,butthelargeststatue
wastheSphinxnearCairo.Otherthanworship,thestatuewasto
representKhafreorthesecondreason,itwasforKhafre'sdad,
Khufu.

OtherInterestingFactsAbouttheSphinx
TheSphinxisalso241ftlong,20ftwideand66fthigh!Also,the
Sphinxissoold,ittookover1,000,000hourstobuildandwas
veryexpensivetohavesomeonebuildit.InOct.29,1933,Edgar
CaycethoughttherewasachamberintheSphinxleadingto
Atlantis.ThepositionoftheSphinxisrightwhereAtlantiswould
rise,somehow.Healsothoughtthattherewasaroutefromthe
SphinxtotheHallofRecords.EdgarCaycewasagreatman,died
in1945.Thesphinxisandalwaysbeamysterytomankind.Also,
thename"Sphinx"camefromtheGreekword"Strangler",thathas
abodyofalion,aheadofamanandhasthewingsofagiantbird.

Conclusion
Soinsomeway,theSphinxisbothinterestingandconfusing.This
creature,bothmanandlion,isthemostfavoritedplaceintheworld
tomeandisabrainteaser.Thefactthatit'sanEgyptianstatueis
veryodd.Somaybeithassecrets,butthat'sareasontokeep
reseachingforclues.