The Great Sphinx Research Paper

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The Great Sphinx is a large human-headed lion that was carved from a hill of natural rock. It is in Giza where it guards the front of Khafra's pyramid. Some people even believe that there are hidden passageways or rooms underneath the Great Sphinx, but nothing has been found yet.
The beginning of the story about the Great Sphinx is written on a stela between the sphinx's paws.
The story says that one day, a young prince fell asleep next to the Great Sphinx. He had been hunting all day, and was really tired. He had a dream that the Great Sphinx promised him that he would become the ruler of Upper and Lower parts of Egypt if he cleared away the sand covering its body (The Great Sphinx was covered in sand all the way up to its neck). The rest

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