| National Symbols of Egypt: Ancient Egyptian Symbols, Anthems of Egypt, Flags of Egypt, Sphinx, Cartouche, Imiut Fetish, Ouroboros Contributor(s): Source Wikipedia (Author), Books, LLC (Editor), Books, LLC (Created by) |
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ISBN: 1156854628 ISBN-13: 9781156854624 Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.06" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.15 lbs) 28 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Ancient Egyptian symbols, Anthems of Egypt, Flags of Egypt, Sphinx, Cartouche, Imiut fetish, Ouroboros, List of Egyptian flags, Ottoman flag, Serekh, Flag of Egypt, Ankh, Bilady, Bilady, Bilady, Uraeus, Scarab, Eye of Horus, Coat of arms of Egypt, Winged sun, Walla Zaman Ya Selahy, Shen ring, Eslami ya Misr, Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie, Flags of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Excerpt: A sphinx (Ancient Greek: /sphinx, B otian: /Phix) is a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head. The sphinx, in Greek tradition, has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face and breast of a woman. She is mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (an androsphinx). In addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent in contrast to the malevolent Greek version and was thought of as a guardian often flanking the entrances to temples. In European decorative art, the sphinx enjoyed a major revival during the Renaissance. Later, the sphinx image, something very similar to the original Ancient Egyptian concept, was exported into many other cultures, albeit often interpreted quite differently due to translations of descriptions of the originals and the evolution of the concept in relation to other cultural traditions. Generally the role of sphinxes is associated with architectural structures such as royal tombs or religious temples. The oldest known sphinx was found in Gobekli Tepe, Turkey and was dated to 9,500 BC. What names their builders gave to these statues is not known. At the Great Sphinx site, the inscription on a stele erected a thousand years later, by Thutmose... |
