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When people think of the word Sphinx, they automatically think of the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt. It is generally believed to have been built between 2555 BC to 2532 BC.
This date is being questioned by some modern scholars who think it may be even older.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe pharaoh that made the sphinx is Khafra
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∙ 5y agoThe sphinx was built to represent the great King Khafre!
For Khufu, the son of Khafre.
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∙ 12y agothe sphinx was made out of limestone blocks and the blocks were carved by hand
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∙ 12y agoGiovannia Caviglia led an archaeological dig in 1817. They uncovered it's chest completely.
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∙ 11y agoThe Sphinx of Giza is estimated to have been constructed during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafra (c. 2558-2532 BC).
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The oldest sphinx is in giza,egypt.
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What is the French 'le sphinx' in English?
'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'.
