The sphinxis a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head or a cat head. The Great Sphinx of Giza commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestonestatue of a reclining orcouchantsphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt.
It is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of the pharaohKhafra (c. 2558–2532 BC).
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