Povestea Marelui Sfinx

  • Subiect: The story of the Great Sphynx At the foot of the great Pyramid of Giza, a massive monument stands: it’s the Great Sphinx. It was built for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khafre (Hafra in Egyptian) during his reign (2520-2494 BC), the 4th King of Egypt's 4th Dynasty. Although Sphinxes were fairly common for ancient Egypt art, the Great Sphinx is one of the world's largest and oldest statues and undoubtedly the greatest of all. It was entirely carved out of the rock. The impressive statue has a length of 73,5 meters and a height of 20 meters, the great Pyramid at Giza is the only one of the wonders that is still standing today. The Sphinx is not only Egyptian in origin. The Greeks borrowed from the Egyptians the protective and enigmatic sphinx, with the mention that the Greek Sphinx was a demon of death and destruction and bad luck. In turn, the Greeks borrowed the Sphinx of the Asian people with whom they had contact, especially Persians and Indians, and then, from them, the Sphinx reached Burmese and the people of Sri Lanka. There is, however, a Romanian Sphinx located in the Bucegi Mountain, a fabulous figure reminding of the old pelasg civilisation. And for about 30 years, mankind has discovered a sphinx right on Mars.
  • Limba de redactare: română, engleză
  • Secţiunea: Istorie-History
  • Vezi publicația: Acta Terrae Fogarasiensis: ActaTF
  • Editura: Negru Vodă
  • Loc publicare: Făgăraş
  • Anul publicaţiei: 2017
  • Referinţă bibliografică pentru nr. revistă: 6; anul 2017
  • Paginaţia: 15-26
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