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The Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx is a statue that was built more than 4,500 years ago by Chephren's workers. It has the face of Chephren and the body of a lion. Over the years, part of the uraeus (sacred cobra), the nose and the ritual beard have fallen apart, though this does not stop tourists from taking a step back into the past.
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The sphinx protected the great pyramids of Giza and the pharaohs held inside.
How big is the head of the great sphinx?
Apart from the visual difference in size, the best comparison would be their estimated weight - The Great Sphinx [a height of 65 feet] is about 200 tons The Great Pyramid [a height of 482 feet] is estimated to have taken over 2,300,000 blocks of stone with an average weight of 2.5 tons each. The total weight would have been 6,000,000 tons.
Special facts about the sphinx?
Some people may believe that the sphinx is 10,000 years old (Again - who knows?)
What was used for money in 1690?
In 1690, The Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the Thirteen Original Colonies, issued the first paper money. They did this on Dec 10, 1690. It was to cover costs of military expeditions. The practice of issuing paper bills imediately spread across the other colonies. Before the above event people used the barter system and traded goods for goods. Hope this helps
Who was the pharaoh who believed in monotheism?
Akhenaten (A Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt) abandoned traditional Egyptian polytheism and promoted worship centered on the Aten (god of the sun), which is sometimes described as monotheistic or henotheistic (a god in a position of superiority in a pantheon of gods). This change did not survive his death around 1335 BCE.
Khafre actually had two older brothers, Kauab and Djedefre.
What is the connection between Oedipus and the sphinx?
In Greek mythology, Oedipus encounters the Sphinx while traveling to Thebes, where the creature terrorizes the city by posing a riddle to its inhabitants. The Sphinx asks, "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?" Oedipus successfully answers the riddle, stating that it refers to humans, and as a result, he defeats the Sphinx, leading to his ascension as the king of Thebes. This encounter is pivotal in Oedipus's fate, as it sets in motion the tragic events that follow in his life.
The island of Mauritius is around two thousand square kilometers in size and area. It is technically two thousand and forty square kilometers. Two thousand and forty square kilometers is equivalent to around seven hundred and eighty seven square miles.
the sphinxes nose was probably blown away by the wind
due to the erosion of the sand
When did the great spihnx nose fall off?
There is no specific date. Some have suggested Napoleon's army shot the nose off with canon balls, but there are sketches of the Sphinx that pre-date Napoleon by 50 years and they show the already Sphinx missing it's nose.
On the other hand there are chisel marks that indicate someone climbed up there and used a tool to break off the nose.
