THE GREAT SPHINX

WHEN IT WAS MADE

• Built in 2500 BC

HOW BIG IT WAS

• 63 ft wide
• 241 ft long
• 66.34 ft tall
• Made from limestone

ORIGIN OF THE NAME

• "Alou al-Hol"
• (Father of Terror)
• Mythical beast

THE GREAT SPHINX AS ANUBIS

• Author robert k.g. Temple
• Jackal dog Anubis
• Recarved

THE MYSTERY OF THE SPHINX

• Greek myth
• King oedipus
• Ferocious and deadly

HOW THE SPHINX LOST ITS NOSE

• An egyptian man angry at the gods
• Gone since the 15th century
• No way to prove the validity of the tale

WHERE IT WAS MADE

• In Ancient Egypt
• The sphinx stands on the giza plateau
• On the west bank on the Nile river

WHY WAS IT MADE

• Built for Pharaoh khafre
• Built to serve the cult of the dead king
• And Ra the sun God

THE SPHINX AND PRISONER

• Pharaohs power
• It did this 3,600 years ago
• It was a guardian

HOW DOES WHEN AND WHERE AFFECT HOW YOU LIVE

• Totem poles
• The great sphinx

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• En.wikipedia.org/wiki
• www.guardians.net/egypt/sphinx
• www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramiss/about/sphinx.html
• www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt
• ANCIENT EGYPT, George Hart, Dorling Kindersley, New York