Sphinx: The Great Sphinx of Giza

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx , a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. [1] The monument was sculpted from the limestone bedrock of the Eocene -aged Mokattam Formation [2] and faces east on the Giza Plateau, on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt, the Sphinx is part of the Memphite Necropolis and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Archaeological evidence suggests the Sphinx ... The Sphinx was a hybrid creature, usually represented with the features of a woman and a lion, as well as (sometimes) the wings of a bird. The Sphinx plagued the Greek city of Thebes until she was finally outmatched by Oedipus. Sphinx , mythological creature with a lion’s body and a human head, an important image in Egyptian and Greek art and legend. The earliest and most famous example in art is the colossal recumbent Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, dating from the reign of King Khafre (c. 2575–2465 BCE). 🔗 Powerful Cross-Referencing Create cross-references within your project, and even across different projects. Include references to sections, figures, tables, citations, glossaries, code objects, and more.