The riddle of the sphinx is What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?
The ancient Egyptian Sphinx has the head of a man and the body of a lion. Also, in Egyptian mythology, there is a creature called the Anubite that is half of a man and half of a jackal.
The Sphinx served as a protector or guardian to the Pyramids, most especially the pyramid of Khefre (Khafra), son of Khufu. It's believed that the face on the Sphinx is of this pharaoh himself.
The Sphinx. Originally an Egyptian concept, the Sphinx was a lion with a woman's head and upper body. In the legend of Oedipus, the Sphinx sat outside oThebes and asked riddle of all who passed by. If the traveller failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed him. And if the traveler answered the riddle correctly, then the Sphinx would destroy herself. The riddlewas: What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself. The answer, of course, is a human being - on all fours as a baby, upright in youth, and with a stick in old age.
why dose this say answer when im the one asking the question!
Depends on whose Sphinx: The Egyptian Sphinx was said to guard the tombs of the pharohs. Some also claim it may have been the site (or marker) for a secret temple. The Greeks also had a sphinx (taken from the Egyptian model) from which we get the classic riddle "What walks on four legs in the morning, 2 legs in the afternoon and three legs in the evening" (I'm not gonna give you the answer. Have to go find it yourself :p). This sphinx would devour anyone who was unable to answer her riddle, finally being beaten by Oedipus.
Working east there is the pyramid of Khafre then Funerary Temple of Khafre which is linked by a cause way to the Great Sphinx which is facing east at the Temple of the Sphinx.
In Egypt at the temple of Giza.
The Great Sphinx at Giza, lies northwest of the Valley Temple of the Pyramid Complex of Khefren.Right in front of the Sphinx, and directly north of the Valley Temple, an open structure was erected. As this structure appears to be very closely related to the Sphinx, archaeologists consider it to be the Sphinx Temple, but the precise function of this unique structure remains unclear to this date.
The Sphinx is big because the temple is big on the inside.
This is not the purpose of the sphinx - Generally the role of sphinxes was as temple guardians; they were placed in association with architectural structures such as royal tombs or religious temples. The great Sphinx is positioned at the Temple of the Sphinx and at the end of the cause way leading from the Funerary Temple of Khafre.
The "riddle of the Sphinx" is: What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the middle of the day, and three at night?
The offering for the Temple of Hades is pomegranates from the Garden of the Sphinx (far left). The offering for the Temple of Poseidon is the starfish that you find on the Poseidon statue in the museum.
The riddle of the sphinx is: what walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and3 in the evening? The answer is MAN - Walks on 4 legs as an infant 2 legs as an adult and 2 legs + a cane in the elderly years.
it is in the garden of sphinx, right from the Minotaur's temple. (minotaur's temple at the top left)
Generally the role of sphinxes was as temple guardians; they were placed in association with architectural structures such as royal tombs or religious temples. The great Sphinx is positioned at the Temple of the Sphinx and at the end of the cause way leading from the Funerary Temple of Khafre.
The riddle of the sphinx is What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?