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What is the huge limestone statue with the head of a human and body of a lion?
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The Sphinx.
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What structure in Egypt had the face of a human and the body of a lion?
The mythical creature with a head like human and a body like a lion is called Sphinx. The Great Sphinx statue of Egypt is in Giza.
What is the definition of torso?
The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.
What stone statue was part animal and part man guarding the pyramids?
If you are asking about the pyramids at Giza in Egypt, the most famous stone statue is the Sphinx, a statue with the head of a human and the body of a lion. However, in ancient Egyptian mythology, the gods were often depicted having the body of a human and the head of an animal; each god was associated with a particular animal and would often be shown having the head of that animal. For instance, Bastet was a goddess associated with cats, so she is often shown with the head of a cat and the body of a human female.
The statue that guard a pyramid that is half man and half animal?
If you are asking about the pyramids at Giza in Egypt, the most famous stone statue is the Sphinx, a statue with the head of a human and the body of a lion. However, in ancient Egyptian mythology, the gods were often depicted having the body of a human and the head of an animal; each god was associated with a particular animal and would often be shown having the head of that animal. For instance, Bastet was a goddess associated with cats, so she is often shown with the head of a cat and the body of a human female.
An ancient Eygyptian statue with a human head and lions body?
A Sphynx or Sphinx not sure which spelling, probably the second!
What was the sphinx?
The Sphinx is an ancient Egyptian statue with the body of a cat and the head of a human. It was built for the sun god Ra.
What famous giant statue of a lion with a human head?
That statue is called the Sphinx.
What made the lamassu statue so unusual?
The statue is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted with a bull or lion's body, eagle's wings, and human's head. For the time, is wasn't so unusual but comparing it with modern statues or catholic statues, it is very different because of the animal body. Modern saints have a common human body.
What makes up a animal?
One sphinx is an Egyptian desert statue of a hybrid creature. It has a leonine body and the head of another creature -- typically, human.
What makes up animation?
One sphinx is an Egyptian desert statue of a hybrid creature. It has a leonine body and the head of another creature -- typically, human.
What was the purpose of building the sphinx?
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue that depicts a reclining mythical creature called a sphinx that has a human head and a lion's body. Unfortunately the facts about when it was built and who constructed it are hotly debated. Many argue that it was built because sphinxes held such a prominent place in Egyptian worship and mythology.
Limestone structure part man part lion?
In Greek mythology, Sphinx was the creature with a lion body and human head. The Great Sphinx structure is in Giza, Egypt.
