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The Great Sphinx is an amazing creature in Giza. The Sphinx does many cool things and there are some things that are uknown about the Sphinx. The Sphinx is one of the biggest creatures in the world. The Sphinx has parts of other animals on his body. Some very bad things have happened to the Sphinx before.

The Sphinx has many different colors on his body. The Sphinx is almost completely beige. But there is a little bit of red in it too. Many scholars think that when it was first created that it was completely red. Also its eyebrows, beard, and the stripes on its headdress are all blue. The rest of its headdress is yellow. In the center of the Sphinx's headdress reared the figure of an asp or cobra. There are a couple distinct layers of limestone in the Sphinx. The bottom layer of the Sphinx is very hard and firm. The layer that covers most of its body is soft. It has the head of a king and the body of a lion.


 * //Almost every Sphinx around the world guards somethings.//** The Great Sphinx guards small pyramids, tombs, and the Great pyramid. One night some thieves broke into one of the small pyramids when there was a big sand storm. After a while the storm was all over but the Sphinx was covered in sand. Many years later Thutmose came and awoke the Sphinx and gave it a new life. Every time someone walks past the Sphinx the Sphinx asks them a riddle. If the people get the riddle right they would be allowed to pass. If someone got the riddle wrong the Sphinx would eat them.

Building the Sphinx was a hassle. Some people died and some people were very wounded when they were building the Sphinx. Some historians think that the Sphinx was built around the same time the Great pyramid was built. **The Sphinx sits in front of Kharfe's pyramid at Giza.** Many people thought that it was a portrait of Kharfe himself. Some historians think that it might have powers or have a hidden chamber inside of the Sphinx.

The Sphinx is a very popular structure to see. The Sphinx is a important part in ancient history. I think that the Sphinx would be one of the coolest things to see in the world. There has been many different things that have happened to the Sphinx.

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