The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most recognizable and controversial statues in the world. Despite its famous name, it was not called the Sphinx during the Old Kingdom of Egypt. No one knows its original name, but it was called Hor-em-akhet, meaning “Horus of the horizon”), by c. 1400 BC. It is believed that the name Sphinx was used from about 500 BC onwards. The Sphinx is believed to have been carved from the limestone bedrock 4,500 years ago and depicts Khafre, pharaoh of the Fourth…
