Why are Egyptian pharaohs all sphinxes?

In addition to its majesty, the Egyptian pyramids also attract tourists with statues of Pharaoh around the pyramids, which is what we call the Sphinx. Many people will wonder, why is it a lion, not other animals?

The Sphinx actually has another name called "Sphinx", which means the father of terror in Arabic. The Sphinx is about 2 1 m high and 57 meters long. According to historians, in fact, the Sphinx is not what we first saw.

The original Sphinx was colorful, wearing a crown, engraved with the relief of cobra, and had a long beard under its chin to represent the image of Pharaoh. But after thousands of years of exposure, the color has gradually fallen off. Today, not only is the color completely off, but there are no snakes and beards.

As for why it is the body of a lion, there are probably several versions. Horus is the patron saint of Pharaoh in mythology. On the seventieth day before the summer solstice, he began to walk along the east bank of the river to the other side. Seventy days later, just as the sun rose, he joined another guardian star. This is Leo. Therefore, a sphinx was built. Of course, this is an old fairy tale.

Another legend is that in 26 10, when Khufu came to the scene to observe, he found a huge stone left on the quarry, so he ordered craftsmen to carve the sphinx for it. Maybe Khufu thinks lions are fierce.

As for why it is a lion's body, it is actually difficult to trace back to the reason now, because no one can know what people thought at the beginning. Times are changing and ideas are different. We just need to learn to protect these cultural relics.