ocr: The Sphinx Asphinx is a creature of ancient mythology. It has the head of a human and the body of a lion. When Egyptians made statues of sphinxes, they modeled the head after the current pharaoh. To the Egyptians, the sphinx represented the god who guarded temples and tombs. There iS a huge statue, called the Sphinx, in front of Khafre's pyramid at Giza. The Sphinx at Giza is 240 feet (or7 73 meters) long. Iti is as tall as 12 men standing on each other's shoulders. Experts believe that the Sphinx was once painted, but the paint has womn away. See Also: The word "sphinx" is a Greek word. Ancie ...
