Archeologists believe the Great Sphinx of Giza doesn't represent a mythological creature but an ancient pharaoh.

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“There were thousands of tombs of real people ... red pigment are still visible on the face, leading researchers to conclude that at some point, the Sphinx’s entire visage was painted red.

The Sphinx, which embodies the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, is believed to be the head of Khafre and his guardian spirit for his entire burial complex. Carved from the natural ...

Scholars believe it was sculpted about 4,600 years ago by the pharaoh Khafre, whose Pyramid rises directly behind it and whose face may be that represented on the Sphinx. The Sphinx from the rear ...