It posed a riddle to travelers. Anyone who could not answer correctly was eaten.
oedipus solve the riddle
what people were involved in building the great sphinx
The writing under the sphinx is Egyptians' writing. It was written by the people who created the Sphinx.
Oedipus answered the sphinx's riddle and sphinx killed herself. Once the sphinx was gone the people of Thebes were safe.
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no
yes, she jumped into the sea
they have the great sphinx because it is likely to warn people of grave robbers
No it is not. The above riddle is the Riddle of the Sphinx. In Greek Mythology a sphinx would sit and ask every traveler that passed this riddle. If they could answer it the sphinx would destroy itself, but if they got it wrong, the sphinx would kill them.
People care about the Sphinx because it was legendary. The Sphinx was said to have wings in was described as an large species/creature. The legend is famously know through out Egypt and they even made a statchu of the Sphinx. It's said to be an mystery as to what happened to it.
pooping on it
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