Professor Giza and mysterious puzzles

Legend has it that an Egyptian prince named Thutmose, because he was loved by his father, was hated by his brothers. Some people also conspired to kill the prince. To be safe, he wandered in the desert and one day met the sphinx.

Mysterious riddles about the statue of the Professor Giza

Egypt is famous and attracts visitors not only by pyramids but also in mythical tinged works. One of them is the great Sphinx The Great Sphinx at Giza.

According to scientists, this is one of the largest and most ancient statues in the world. The statue is carved in the shape of a human head and lion body, lying in a prostrate position in Giza plateau , describing the Nile river bank. The face of the statue is said to portray the portrait of Khafra, the legendary pharaoh of Egypt. There are many documents suggesting that the time of construction of the Sphinx was in the period 2558-2532 BC This was also the time when Pharaoh Khafra ruled.

The great Sphinx at Giza is one of the famous tourist attractions in Egypt.(Photo: Wiki.)

However, in 2004, Vassil Dobrev, a French-educated Egyptian, claimed to have found new evidence that the Grand Master was built by Pharaoh Djedefra , Pharaoh Khafra's brother, in memory of his father Khufu.

There are many legends related to the Sphinx, but the most famous is the story of the Egyptian prince named Thutmose . Because of his father's love, Thutmose became a thorn in the eyes of his brothers and sisters. Some even conspired to kill the prince.

To be at peace, Thutmose began living away from home. He spends most of his time in the desert, and is remembered by folk as a strong man who loves hunting and archery. During the fateful hunting trip, Thutmose came before the Sphinx and prayed. One of the promises that the prince gave to the sphinx was that if he became the next pharaoh, he would free the statue from the burial of sandstorms. Meanwhile, Shinx was buried in sand to his shoulders.

The lost prince later became the next ruler of Egypt , and made a promise to the sphinx. He conducted a large-scale excavation, and gradually dug the sphinx's legs. He placed between them a marble tablet, known as the Dream Beer.

Besides, the Sphinx is also famous for mysterious puzzles, which tourists still familiar with the name of the Sphinx's Puzzle.

If the sphinx is from the Egyptian point of view as the first beast of a lion, then in Greek mythology , this is the kind of lion-shaped mascot, human head and bird's wings. The most famous sphinx in Greece is that I once guarded the city of Thebes. It often gives mysterious questions to those who want to enter the city. One of the sphinx's most famous riddles is: "Any creature that walks 4 feet in the morning, 2 feet in the afternoon and 3 feet in the afternoon, and the more it walks with its legs, the weaker it is. ".

Sphinx in Greek legend: head of woman, lion body, snake tail and eagle wings.(Photo: Wiki.)

If the person asked does not answer, the sphinx will strangle them.Oedipus was the one who solved this riddle, when he came up with the answer of Man - crawling with four legs when he was young, walking with his legs when he was growing up and fighting when he was old.

Another mantra of the sphinx, but less mentioned is "There are two sisters: one gives birth to the other and the other gives birth to this person" . The main answer is day and night - two Greek words are female.

Legend has it that after being solved, the shameful Sphinx lost himself to the stone shelf and died. Another version says that he eats himself. Many researchers believe that Oedipus is representative of the transition of the old religion (the sphinx is dead) and the rise of the new, the gods Olympia.