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How many Sphinx are around in the world?
There are so many!
Why is the Great Sphinx so important to history?
it was built hundreds of years ago and is stil standing
What years of exploration happened in Canada?
there are so many diffrent years you need to be morespecific andis it just canada or more
What is the use of the great sphinx?
The Sphinx of Giza is a symbol that has represented the essence of Egypt for thousands of years. Even with all of the pictures that we see of the Sphinx, nothing can really prepare you for the time that you finally see the Sphinx with your own eyes. Here's a look at the Sphinx that will give you a hint of what you can expect to see if you visit Egypt.
What is so great about the sphinx?
The Great Sphinx is the oldest known monumental structure.
What is so important about the sphinx?
The sphinx is important because it was of great value to the Pharaohs and Egyptians.
Why was the sphinx so famous?
The sphinx is famous for the head of a famous Pharaoh and a lion body.
Why is the Sphinx of Giza so big?
The Sphinx is big because the temple is big on the inside.
What does Oedipus' success in killing the Sphinx years before lead the Priest to expect in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That Oedipus will end the pestilence is what his success in defeating the Sphinx years before leads the priest to expect in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus answers the seemingly unanswerable riddle of the monstrous Sphinx. The Sphinx commits suicide. No one else figures out how to defeat the Sphinx so the priest hopes that Oedipus' successful problem-solving will be repeated in regard to the current pestilence.
Does the Sphinx in Giza have a tail?
Only a few sphinx have wings but originally a sphinx is a lions body with a human head so most do not.
Why is nose on the Sphinx missing?
When Napoleon soldiers from France was drunk they shot the Sphinx nose so constantly that it finally fell off the Sphinx,Which made a great but untrue fable.The first recorded picture of the Great Sphinx was painted hundreds of years before Napoleon's Army arrived in Egypt. It had no nose then so it was not an effort by the French to destroy a historical monument.The most likely reason was not man made, but a minute natural fissure that expanded over the centuries..
What happened to the sphinx?
There are many Sphinxes in Egypt, many of them worn faces of actual rulers. The most known of them was a target practice for french army some very long time ago, so it got its nose shot off and there is still another canonball sitting in the face.
