The_Egyptian_Sphinx

The Egyptian Sphinx There is Seven Wonders of the World; I think that the sphinx is by far the most enchanting. The dictionary defines the word Sphinx as 1.Mythology. A figure in Egyptian myth having a body of a lion and the head of a man, ram, or hawk. 2. Often Sphinx Greek Mythology. A winged creature, having the head of a woman, and the body of a lion, noted for killing those who could not answer its riddle. 3. A puzzling or mysterious person. (Middle English Sphinx, from Latin sphinx, from Greek.} http://dictionanry.reference.com/search'q=Sphinx I have never been to Egypt, but I have always been fascinated with the sphinx and the pyramids. “The sphinx stands 65 feet tall and 240 feet long. It is carved from natural limestone. The head and body are carved from large blocks of limestone. The front paws were created separately from large blocks of limestone. At one time the head of the sphinx had the Uraeus (Cobra head piece), it also had a pharaohs beard (which now is in fragments, and displayed in museums) the sphinx was also painted at one time. When I think of all the work that was put into making the sphinx, head, , body, been, lion, time, king, pyramids, one, man, egypt, world, thutmose, sand, pyramid, giza, built, years, uncovered, two, think, riddle, front, erosion, egyptian, under, three, sphinxes, second, research, pharaohs, old, limestone, just