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No it was made for King Khafre.
It is believed that Khafre's workers shaped the stone into the lion and gave it their king's face over 4,500 years ago.
I have no idea, but it was for someone like king kufu or somehting like that
It is believed that Khafre's workers shaped, by carving, the stone into the lion and gave it their king's face over 4,500 years ago. See the link below.
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.
The Great sphinx was made to honor a king or queen. and i mean no offence but the Q should have been: why is a sphinx made? if i offended u i am dearly sorry its just one of my habbits
Guiza and Cairo are different, Cairo is the Capital of Egypt located on the eastern bank of the river Nile, Guiza is a city on the western bank of the river and it's the largest city in Egypt. only the River Nile separates between them.
It is believed that Khafre's workers shaped the stone into the lion and gave it their king's face over 4,500 years ago. See National Geographic link for Egypt Unwrapped - Secrets of the Sphinx - Khufu's son had the the sphinx carved to honour his father.
Yes. Pharaoh Khafre presided over the construction of his mausoleum, the Khafre Pyramid.
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to honour the great king Khafra
This is a question that puzzles Egyptologists to this day. There are theories as to who the Sphinx was, the current theory is King Khafre (2558-2532 BCE) of the 4th Dynasty The sphinx can be found in Greek, Egyptian and South East Asia (where it is called the Human Beast). The common form is the body of a lion and head of a woman and in some representations winged as well. In Egypt, the sphinx was supposed to be temple guardians. Some Egyptologists have theorised that is why the sphinx was built so close to the Pyramids - it is supposed to act as guardian to the tombs. In other words no one knows for sure.