The Great Sphinx

The word "sphinx" probably originates from Ancient Egypt or Ancient Mesopotamia, but as with the names of many mythical creatures it has probably been perverted and adopted by many other cultures. Therefore, you will probably never have a completely accurate answer.

Sphinx Head was created in 1890.

more money than i have

Yes.

Ender kills off all the buggers and regrets it. Becomes the Speaker for the Dead in response.

It is a golden brown color and kind of sandy.

"The Sphinx" is a poem by the American poet, Robert Bly, that explores themes of identity, self-discovery, and the complexities of the human condition. The poem uses the metaphor of the Sphinx, a creature from mythology known for its riddles, to illustrate the challenges individuals face in understanding themselves and their place in the world. Bly emphasizes the importance of confronting inner struggles and the mysteries of life to achieve personal growth and insight. Ultimately, the poem invites readers to engage with their own riddles and seek deeper meaning in their experiences.

i dont kow who's turn is it... black or white

Egyptian slaves who are forced slave labour

The Sphinx is located on the Giza plateau outside Cairo in Egypt.

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Yes.

The term artifact can be applied to any ancient object of notable value.

the people who built the great sphinx were the slaves so that the pharoahs would pay them to build the ryamids and this. :)

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It was built during the reign of Khafre in the 4th Dynasty, who is also responsible for the Great Pyramid. While slaves might have been involved in some level, recent digs have revealed an extensive grave site full of workers who were Egyptian citizens. Serving the Pharaoh in life would mostly guarantee a citizen passage into the afterlife.

It's nobody's actual face, it's just a made up cartoon

If I'm understanding you correctly, "the body of a lion, with the head of a human/Egyptia/Pharoah". It's calld a Sphinx
It is called The Sphinx.

There is no record of this.

It was under the sand and its location is on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile near Cairo, in Egypt.

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A tiny bit more than one inch, which is exactly 25.4 mm.

The word "Sphinx" came from the greek language, there is a similar creature with the wings of a bird, the body of a tiger and the face of a women, and they called it the sphinx

In Ancient Egyptian mythology, a sphinx is a zoomorphic figure, usually depicted as a recumbent lioness or lion with a human head, but occasionally as a lion with the head of a falcon, hawk, or ram. The figure had its origin in the Old Kingdom and is associated with the solar deity Sekhmet. The use of heads of other animals atop the lioness body followed the titular deities of the city or region where they were built or which were prominent in the Egyptian pantheon at the time.

Later, the sphinx image, something very similar to the original Egyptian concept, was exported into many other cultures, albeit often interpreted quite differently due to translations of descriptions of the originals and the evolution of the concept in relation to other cultural traditions.

Perhaps the first sphinx, Hetepheres II from the fourth dynasty (Cairo Museum)

Generally the role of sphinxes was as temple guardians; they were placed in association with architectural structures such as royal tombs or religious temples. Perhaps the first sphinx was one depicting Hetepheres II, of the fourth dynasty that lasted from 2723 to 2563 BC. The largest and most famous is the Great Sphinx of Giza, sited at the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River and facing due east, is also from the same dynasty ( [show location on an interactive map] 29°58′31″N 31°08′15″E / 29.97528°N 31.1375°E / 29.97528; 31.1375). Although the date of its construction is uncertain, the head of the Great Sphinx now is believed to be that of the pharaoh Khafra.

Avenue of ram-headed sphinxes at Karnak in Luxor dating to the eighteenth dynasty

What names their builders gave to these statues is not known. At the Great Sphinx site, the inscription on a stele erected a thousand years later, by Thutmose IV in 1400 BCE, lists the names of three aspects of the local sun deity of that period, Khepera - Rê - Atum. The inclusion of these figures in tomb and temple complexes quickly became traditional and many pharaohs had their heads carved atop the guardian statues for their tombs to show their close relationship with the powerful deity, Sekhmet.

Other famous Egyptian sphinxes include one bearing the head of the pharaoh Hatshepsut, with her likeness carved in granite, which is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the alabaster sphinx of Memphis, currently located within the open-air museum at that site. The theme was expanded to form great avenues of guardian sphinxes lining the approaches to tombs and temples as well as serving as details atop the posts of flights of stairs to very grand complexes. Nine hundred with rams' heads, representing Amon, were built in Thebes, where his cult was strongest.

This is unknown and monetary costing was not a factor at the time.

The Great Sphinx at Giza has been partially covered with sand off and on since its construction. However, the head (at least) has always been exposed. Hence, it was never actually "found." Lying as it does only a short distance from the Nile, it is not known that its location was ever lost.

In 1817, the first modern archaeological dig, supervised by the Italian Giovanni Battista Caviglia, uncovered the Sphinx's chest completely. The entire Sphinx was finally excavated in 1925.

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the sphinx and the second pyramid and not to mention his name is RA the supreme god