An Egyptian sphinx a creature with a lions body but with the head of a human. The word sphinx came from the greek word for "to strangle" it also from mythology it was a mythical winged beast. Yet now in the year 2011 it is only used for tourism a reason to come see egypt. It was created about 2500 BCE And the sphinx at one point was the center of a large temple complex connected to the great pyramids.
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