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[[Image:Sphinx.JPG|thumb|260px|The Sphinx]]
 
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:''For the character of the same name, see [[Sphinx (New Olympian)]]
'''Sphinx''' - A famous monument in [[Egypt]].  
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'''The Sphinx''' is a famous monument in Giza, [[Egypt]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
The Sphinx was built by the Pharaoh Khafre in the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C. as a monument to himself, depicting himself in the form of a sphinx, a lion with a human head. It ranks alongside the Pyramids as the best-known symbol of ancient Egypt.
 
The Sphinx was built by the Pharaoh Khafre in the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C. as a monument to himself, depicting himself in the form of a sphinx, a lion with a human head. It ranks alongside the Pyramids as the best-known symbol of ancient Egypt.
  
Beneath the Sphinx lies a secret underground complex, where the [[Emir]] and the [[Pack]] summoned [[Anubis]]. This was the site of [[Goliath]] and his companions' encounter with Anubis, the Emir, and the Pack when they came to Egypt on the [[Avalon World Tour]]. Afterwards, the Emir sealed off the complex so that nobody could ever enter it again.
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Beneath the Sphinx lies a secret underground complex, where the [[Emir]] and the [[Pack]] summoned [[Anubis]]. This was the site of [[Goliath]] and his companions' encounter with Anubis, the Emir, and the Pack when they came to Egypt on the [[Avalon World Tour]]. Afterwards, the Emir sealed off the complex so that nobody could ever enter it again. ''("[[Grief]]")''
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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Revision as of 14:34, 19 April 2007

The Sphinx
For the character of the same name, see Sphinx (New Olympian)

The Sphinx is a famous monument in Giza, Egypt.

History

The Sphinx was built by the Pharaoh Khafre in the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C. as a monument to himself, depicting himself in the form of a sphinx, a lion with a human head. It ranks alongside the Pyramids as the best-known symbol of ancient Egypt.

Beneath the Sphinx lies a secret underground complex, where the Emir and the Pack summoned Anubis. This was the site of Goliath and his companions' encounter with Anubis, the Emir, and the Pack when they came to Egypt on the Avalon World Tour. Afterwards, the Emir sealed off the complex so that nobody could ever enter it again. ("Grief")

See also

  • Sphinx at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia