"The only obvious facts about the Great Sphinx of Giza are: it is one of the largest and oldest statues in the world with the body of a lion and a human head, resembling an Egyptian pharaoh.
Everything else comes down to guesses and legends.
One of the most popular legends about the sphinx is the story of the Egyptian prince Tuthmosis. Thutmosis III, a descendant of Queen Hatshepsut, was the prince's grandfather. According to legend, for his father, Prince Tutmosis was the most valuable thing in the world, something that made him the target of jealousy for his brothers . It is even said that they came to conspire to end his life.
Because of all these problems, Tuthmosis decided to be away from home and began to spend a lot of time in Upper Egypt and the desert . Being a strong and skillful man, he loved to hunt and shot perfectly with a bow. One day, while he was hunting, Tuthmose took a break and decided to lie down in the shadow cast by the sphinx's head. In those times, the sand covered the sphinx up to the neck.
Tutmosis did not take long to fall asleep, a dream that was not going to be like any other...
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In Thutmose's dream the great statue came to life and a loud voice called for help . It is said that the sphinx begged Tuthmosis to free her from all the sand that covered her almost completely. In return, the sphinx promised Thutmosis that he would become the next pharaoh.
The statue's eyes became so bright that the prince woke up determined to act .
Thutmosis ordered the removal of all the sand that covered the sphinx and also ordered the placement of a stela, known as the "Dream Stela" , in front of the sphinx, so that everyone who saw it could know the story and remain in the world. time.
Thutmosis fulfilled his part of the bargain and so did the great sphinx . In this way, Tuthmosis became the next pharaoh, known as Tutmosis IV.
This story became famous about 150 years ago, when an archaeologist found in the sands of the sphinx the stone tablet (Dream Stele) that described the story of the prince and his oath with the great sphinx of Giza ."
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