Exactly how old is the sphinx?

around 4600 years old

Some people may believe that the sphinx is 10,000 years old (Again - who knows?)

The Great Sphinx was built in Ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom. It was about the 4th dynasty.

No one knows exactly because they aren't sure who made it or when. Some historians think it dates from 5,000 years ago, but there is another who thinks it could be 10,000 years old. His argument is a pretty good when you listen to what he considers the things that point to that age.

This is not known nor is the exact date that it was carved.

The Sphinx is located in Giza, Egypt. This is the same location as the Great Pyramids and stands close-by. Giza itself stands just outside Cairo. As to why it is there, then for similar reasons as the Great Pyramids. The Sphinx is a very common zoomorphic depiction within the Old Kingdom. The Sphinx is generally a guardian of a temples and royal tombs this explains why the Sphinx is where it is.

The Great Sphinx of Giza is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom in 2555 BC to 2532 BC. Making it over 4,500 years old.

The Great Sphinx of Giza was made around 2500 BC, under the command of the Pharaoh Khafra. The sphinx was made during the ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom probably between 2555 and 2532 BC.

It is 5,000 years old.

It is generally accepted that the Sphinx was built by Pharaoh Khafre - c2575 to c2465 BC - during the Old Kingdom, the age of the great pyramid builders.

I think sphinx cats are adorable. I also feel bad that some people say that they are ugly. That is exactly like saying a woman who has cancer who lost all her hair is ugly. I think both all beautiful

It is generally accepted that the Sphinx was built by Pharaoh Khafre - c2575 to c2465 BC - during the Old Kingdom, the age of the great pyramid builders.

No, the sphinx has no connection whatsoever to Cleopatra.

Oedipus overcomes the Sphinx by solving the riddle that the beastly bully asks of all travelers to and from Thebes. The Sphinx requests the identity of a life form that moves on fours in the morning of youth, on twos in the afternoon of adulthood, and on threes in the evening of old age. Only Oedipus knows that the answer is the man who crawls as an infant, strides when mature, and needs a walking…

I'm not exactly sure I know what you mean but they were built to be used as tombs for dead Pharaohs (kings) to remember them and the sphinx is meant to guard them (That big cat).

Here are some sentences. The sphinx always asked riddles if you wanted to pass. Ancient Egyptians made a statue of the sphinx.

No, in Egypt. It is located near the Great Pyramid and is approximately 10,000 years old.

You are asking about the Sphinx located in Egypt and is 10,000 years old.

It was damaged by Napoleon Bonaparte. Alternate Answer Many claim that the above is true, and that Bonaparte's invading troops used the sphinx for target practice. However, this may be a myth. The sphinx is old, and the upper part is made of softer stone. It is altogether possible that the damage is mostly the effect of normal erosion.

Andro Sphinx and Sphinx Teleia can be destroyed with Pyramid of Light and used to summon Theinen the Great Sphinx.

If your talking about Theinen the Great Sphinx, the bottom half is Sphinx Teleia and the top half is Andro Sphinx.

there is no password.you have to go to mountains of the moon and beat the old man at mancala,then he lets you enter the cave.you find the cell phone and the red jewl. go back to the sphinx and get the shovel from the gaurds it has a nuber on it.with the cell phone call that number,then the man will go look for his phone.go to the bag and click it,you will find a moonstone…

'The sphinx' or 'Sphinx' may be English equivalents of 'le sphinx'. The masculine singular definite article 'le' means 'the'. The masculine noun 'sphinx' means 'sphinx' in the singular. Together, they're pronounced 'luh sfehnks'.

the sphinx is an old greek myth about an terrible beast who can onbly be defeated by answering its riddle. the greek used Egypt as their vacation land. also, the egypts like cat-like beats, especially tricky ones

The Great Sphinx of Giza is important because it is one of The 7 Wonders of The World. It is also important because it is about 4500 years old. Also, because it was built for the pharaoh Kahfra by ancient Egyptians.

The Sphinx had a nose.

what was the sphinx and what did she do

The sphinx IS a tomb

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…

It depends on the species. There are hundreds of types of sphinx moth caterpillars in the US alone, from tomato hornworms to Virginia creeper sphinx to azalea sphinx. A lot of them have their food plant in their name (ash sphinx, fig sphinx, hydrangea sphinx, walnut sphinx, wild cherry sphinx, beadstraw hawkmoth, elm sphinx, big poplar sphinx, etc.) but some can be misleading: the laurel sphinx doesn't like laurel, the sequoia sphinx won't eat sequoia…

The first factor is its age. The Sphinx is thousands of years old, and nothing that old is going to continue without some degree of deterioration. The second factor is the climate. Egypt's climate is hot and harsh, and with strong, sand-bearing winds, which have the effect of eroding the surface of the Sphinx. The third factor is the composition of the stone and mortar used in constructing the Sphinx. Efforts have been made to…

The Egyptian Sphinx (carved) is at Giza on Nabooti Island. The Greek Sphinx (a conglomerate creature) is on Mythology Island, in the Garden of the Sphinx to the left of the Tree of Immortality.

The Great Sphinx of Egypt located on the Giza Plateau is just known as the Sphinx.

The writing under the sphinx is Egyptians' writing. It was written by the people who created the Sphinx.

The sphinx was never alive

there is the blue jewel in the sphinx

the sphinx was built in Egyipt

andro sphinx

A human, or man. A person would have four legs as a baby (crawling), two legs as a child, teenager, adult (walking) and three legs as an old person with a cane! Please note that the time references are metaphors for different times in a person's life. Some variations add "midnight" and not having any life. That would be a metaphor for death. This is a very old and famous riddle, as old as ancient…

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 part of a complex which consists not only of the sphinx itself, but also of its old temple, a New Kingdom temple and some other small structures. It is also closely related to Khafre's Valley Temple, which itself had four colossal sphinx statues each more than 26…

The Famous great sphinx is located at Giza Plateau, however there are many Sphinx' located at temples in museams ect. all throughout Egypt and the world Ram-headed sphinx - Karnak, Luxor. Great sphinx - Giza There is two modern sphinx flanking Cleopatra's needle in London by the thames

The Sphinx is special because it's the biggest sphinx in Egypt also it is not like any other famous monument. the Sphinx is about 240 feet long and 66 feet high the Great Sphinx is made of limestone the pharaoh Khafra(e) built this sphinx it was built to guard the tombs of Giza

The Sphinx is 75 feet tall.

The Sphinx has the body of a lion.

A sphinx is the body of a lion.

The sphinx faces to the east.

Egypt Was The Great Sphinx

There is no code inside the sphinx.

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There is nothing in the Great Sphinx as it is not hollow.