#Sphinx

The Sphinx is a cyclopean architectural work. According to the beliefs of modern Egyptologists, the #Sphinx made its appearance during the Ancient Kingdom, in the form of a crouching lion with the pharaoh's head covered by the "nemes", as a representation and symbol of the power and strength of the sovereign, exterminator of enemies: this is the Sphinx which represents the pharaoh Chefren. Subsequently, while retaining its function as a royal image, it was also connected with the solar cult and also became the " living image of Horus on the horizon ". Her divine character eventually led her to ac ...