ThesphinxisaveryfamousmonumentinEgyptthatalmosteverytousisttheregoestosee.Accordingtoarchaeologists,theGreatSphinxofGizewasprobablythefirstsphinxmade.Overthousandsofyears,andcoveredtheSphinxuntilonlytheheadwasvisible.peopleforgotthattheheadrepresentedaPharaoh,andtheybegantoworshiptheSphinxasRa,thesungod.Infact,thename"sphinx'isnotEgyptian,butfromtheGreakwordmeaning"strangle".Accordingtolegend,theSphinxstrangleandkilledanyonewhocouldnotmakesenseofherriddle.