Part one of term paper
"The Great Sphinx at Giza is one of the prime images by which ancient Egypt is known" (Jordan 25). The fusion of the body of a lion with the head of a man resulted in a seemingly singular natural being. It is a masterpiece of artistic composition, with nothing like it on earth (Rediscover 1). It is the largest of all other surviving ancie ...

Part two of term paper
... The name 'sphinx' is derived from the Greek sphingo, which means "to strangle". In ancient myths, the sphinx usually appears as a guardian of temple entrances. It was constructed beside the Valley Temple of King Khafre of the Fourth Dynasty. The complex was most likely carved from rock left behind after the building of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and Khafre's Second Pyramid which stands about half a mile away (Jordan 25). Although the head of the sphinx is badly battered in some places, traces of ...