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2006-11-15 07:06:23 · 9 answers · asked by viv 2 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Egypt
No one knows for sure, but it is thought to be a symbol of royal power because it has the face of the king who built it (Khafre of the 4th Dynasty) and the body of a lion. The lion was considered a very powerful animal and was associated with kingship (you find this kind of association in other places too, like in Mesopotamia).
It is possible that the inspiration for building it simply came from the shape that emerged as they quarried out stone from around it to build the pyramids there. The rock that makes up the Sphinx is quite poor quality (that's the reason for the heavy wear patterns on it). It was not used for pyramid building because it wasn't high enough quality. Perhaps as they worked around the bad section, something looking like a lion started to take shape, and they were inspired to turn the lump of poor-quality rock into something.
From the New Kingdom on, it was associated with the god Re-Horakhty (litterally, Re-Horus of the two horizons) a type of solar deity.
2006-11-15 13:37:45 · answer #1 · answered by Amelia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sphinx like we all know has a body of a lion and the head of a human.
the face of sphinx is the face of king chephren and they used the body of a lion to symbolize strength and power.
so the sum is a combination of intelligence, royalty, strength and power.
at the time of king chephren (we say in egypt, Khafra') the statue was a huge rock so the pharaohs turned it into sphinx (Abul Hol) as a symbol of guarding their temples.
2006-11-15 19:48:46 · answer #2 · answered by Yasmine 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
there are a number of theories surrounding egypt and its mythology not one of the theories around whilst the sphinx grew to become into outfitted or via whom have actual been shown attempt finding it up in a seek engine yet verify to pass reference with different websites sorry i couldnt be of extra help
2016-10-22 03:44:41 · answer #3 · answered by trowell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It is a monumental symbol of ancient Egyptian kingship, probably related to solar worship." Look up the source, you will find more info about Sphinx.
2006-11-15 12:07:52 · answer #4 · answered by Idol 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only correct answer is yasmin's... its the body of a lion with the head of a man.. which means that u should have the lion's strength and the human's mind
it stands for STRENGTH and WISDOM
the others r wrong.. (pharao, noone knows, ..... )
2006-11-17 07:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by Stratomanssy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Great Pharoh.
2006-11-15 07:10:47 · answer #6 · answered by Webballs 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the one who built it called Kafraa and it symbolized for his strongeness and his intelligent
the man's head for the intelligent and the lion's body for the strongeness of the Pharaoh
2006-11-17 19:04:09 · answer #7 · answered by alaa_cancer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
U can find your answer and more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza
2006-11-15 23:13:23 · answer #8 · answered by Maged George 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its a riddle no one really knows
2006-11-15 08:53:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋