Sphinx

Sphinx, which takes the form of a lion and head of human figures as a symbol of strength and wisdom, as it is said that the statue represents the god is very important to the ancient Egyptians. Was originally a piece of stone deformation Venant place like this and maybe owner was a king named (blasphemed Ra) took the throne after Khufu for 8 years and before Khafre.
Lost the head of the statue chin property and neighborhood cobra, which was found the top of the head and there is a part of the chin now in the Egyptian Museum and another part in the British Museum.

The owner of this statue a lot of myths and stories exotic old and newly, we find in the family 18 a king of Egypt called Tuthmosis IV was not the heir legitimate to the throne, but he took the throne of Egypt and resorted to a funny story persuaded the minds of Egyptians simpletons says he went one day and isPrince of exercise Bjlth warlike about Sphinx and statue was at that time buried in sand up to his head recalled that he tired, he fell asleep next to the statue and drop off came his machine in the dream and asked him to remove the sand around him and he will be the throne of Egypt that isto do so, and already took the throne and established a panel to perpetuate this story, and to convince people and found this painting now between the legs of the Sphinx and called PANEL dream.

PANEL dream between the legs of the Sphinx

Even when it came Napoleon to Musro is soldiers and stop in front of the pyramids, saying to his soldiers (that forty centuries look to you) and attributed some to him that smashed nose Sphinx guns, and mentions some also a clergy Sufis in the Mamluk era called fasting age is who smashed nose as idol and statue was at that time buried in the sand, too, and he ascended to the smashed nose Faqamt strong winds inflicted fled quickly. and thought breaking the nose of this habit ancient Egyptian were think it prevents the owner of the statue of returning to again because a broken nose difficult it a second breath.

French campaign and the Sphinx

And believes that the word sphinx word came from Ba about the sense of place Assad or from the word Horon and is an ancient Canaanite god lookalike in shape, but the word of the Sphinx English Greek origin came from the ancient Egyptian word (Hesb Ankh) and is one of the names of ancient statue .