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The ram headed sphinxes are found
all along the avenue that leads to the first pylon in Karnak.
The temple of karnak surrounded with smaller temples and chapels
is one of the most visited site in Egypt. Actually the ram
headed sphinx is the symbol of the God Amun which is related to
the Goose or the Ram. The sphinx is mythological figure that is
seen in Egypt as the Great Sphinx of Giza found in Giza. The
sphinx is lion body with a human head usually. The ram headed
sphinx is human body with the head of a Ram, it is occasionally
also seen with a hawk head or falcon head. The origin of the
sphinx is found in the Old Kingdom and was related to the solar
deity Sekhmet. The sphinx image or a similar figure was spread
among other cultures. The sphinx was considered in ancient Egypt
to be the guardians of the temples. It is thought that the first
sphinx was figuring Hetepheres II. The most popular sphinx in
Egypt is the Sphinx of Giza located on the Giza plateau. It is
nowadays believed that the head of the Great sphinx of Giza is
the pharaoh Khafra. Kafra was in the fourth dynasty an Egyptian
pharaoh and had his capital at Memphis. In the history it is
said that he was the son of Khufu. |
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