2006-12-27 09:40:03 · 8 answers · asked by talk_2me_imbored 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I just had to give you the Wiki word.
Sphinx is an iconic image of a recumbent lion with the head of a ram, of a falcon or of a person, invented by the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom, but a cultural import in Greek mythology. (1)
2006-12-27 10:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Schmo from Kokomo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Sphinx
In a depression to the south of Chephren's pyramid sits a creature with a human head and a lion's body. The name 'sphinx' which means 'strangler' was first given by the Greeks to a fabulous creature which had the head of a woman and the body of a lion and the wings of a bird. The sphinx appears to have started in Egypt in the form of a sun god.
For more info/phtographs go to the link below.
2006-12-27 10:27:45 · answer #2 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sphinx
2006-12-27 09:46:16 · answer #3 · answered by Andy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The name of the giant statue is The Sphynx
2006-12-27 09:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by K. Masters 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The big cat looking thing is a sphinx
2006-12-27 09:48:21 · answer #5 · answered by TRG 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sphinx, go to www.history.com and look it up it is beautiful. That is the site where you can get audio/visual on all things.
2006-12-27 10:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its called the sphinx
2006-12-27 09:47:17 · answer #7 · answered by LB 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the sphynx, its awesome looking
2006-12-27 16:22:20 · answer #8 · answered by blu3_p1x1_st1x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋