2. Sphinxes were one of the scultures of Egyptian people.
They had lion body with human head, they were a
royalty symbol and its head used to be from the
pharaoh that governed in that period; they also
represented gods. They were located in many places but
above all, they were along the way to temples.
3. Sphinxes represented the power of the lion and the life
after death. During the New Kingdom, they represented
gods such as Amon in sphinxes. The Egyptian sphinx
has gone changing along the history. We know about
some sphinxes with female aspect such as Hetepheres.
4. HERE YOU CAN SEE SOME PHOTOS OF
EGYPTIAN SPHINXES
5. The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the biggest
sphinxes. It's located near El Cairo. It was build
circa S. XXVI B.C. The head could represent
Kefren's head
