Sphinx

This page is about the Sphinx. It is still in process.

The most famous representative of the Sphinx is the guardian of the Great Pyramid at Giza. This statue, with the body of a lion and the head of a woman wearing a Pharoic headdress, is truly an Androsphinx, as explained below.

Androsphinx
The proper name for the Sphinx in Egyptian mythology was the Androsphinx. The Sphinx is only referred to as an Androsphinx when it possesses a human head. It is also known as "Hor-em-Asken," which means "Horus of the Horizon," signifying the rising of the astrological planets.