- Great Sphinx
- Религия: (Carved out of a knoll of rock, it has the facial features of King Khafre but the body of a recumbent lion) Великий Сфинкс
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Great Sphinx
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Great Sphinx of Giza — The Great Sphinx of Giza ( ar. أبو الهول The Father of Fear ) is a half human, half lion Sphinx statue in Egypt, on the Giza Plateau at the west bank of the Nile River, near modern day Cairo. The largest monolith statue in the world, it stands 73 … Wikipedia
Sphinx (disambiguation) — Sphinx or Sphynx can refer to: *Sphinx, an iconic image of a recumbent lion with a human head in Egyptian and Greek mythology **Great Sphinx of Giza, a giant Sphinx statue near the Great Pyramids Entertainment and fiction * Sphinx (film) , an… … Wikipedia
Sphinx de gizeh — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sphinx. Article de la série Lieux égyptiens Lieux Nomes / Villes Monuments / Temples … Wikipédia en Français
Sphinx — the Sphinx a) also the Great Sphinx a large, very ancient sphinx which is close to the Pyramids of El Giza in Egypt and is visited by many tourists b) in Greek ↑mythology, a creature with the head of a woman and the body of a lion. She lay… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sphinx — This article is about sphinxes in general. For the sphinx at Giza in Egypt, see Great Sphinx of Giza. For other uses, see Sphinx (disambiguation). The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Pyramid of Khafra in the background … Wikipedia
sphinx — /sfingks/, n., pl. sphinxes, sphinges /sfin jeez/. 1. (in ancient Egypt) a. a figure of an imaginary creature having the head of a man or an animal and the body of a lion. b. (usually cap.) the colossal recumbent stone figure of this kind near… … Universalium
Sphinx — The name given by the ancient *Greeks to the divine lions of Egypt, with the heads of pharaohs. Sphinx is probably derived from their original Egyptian name shesep ankh , meaning living image . In Egypt, the sphinx was almost always the male… … Ancient Egypt
Sphinx de Gizeh — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sphinx. Article de la série Lieux égyptiens Lieux Nomes / Villes Monuments / … Wikipédia en Français
Sphinx — noun a) An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids. b) The demon of destruction and bad luck in Greek mythology. Syn: Great Sphinx, Great Sphinx of Giza … Wiktionary
Sphinx — /sfɪŋks/ (say sfingks) noun the 1. Also, the Great Sphinx. a sphinx (def. 1) situated near the pyramids of El Giza, Egypt, the head of which is thought to be a portrait of a fourth dynasty pharaoh. 2. a monster of Greek mythology, variously… …
Sphinx (Batman) — Sphinx (personnage) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sphinx. Le Sphinx Personnage de Batman … Wikipédia en Français
