Great Sphinx of Giza and the Pyramid of Khafre (2558-2532 BC)


Astrology Illustration
Scorpio by Virgil Finlay

The Virgil Finlay drawing was made for an astrology magazine.


Detail of Astrology Illustration
Scorpio by Virgil Finlay

Great Sphinx of Giza and
the Pyramid of Khafre

The Pyramid of Khafre, also known as the Pyramid of Chephren, is the second-tallest and second-largest of the ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza. It is the tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), who ruled from circa 2558 to 2532 BC.

The Great Sphinx of Giza, commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx (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. The face of the Sphinx is generally believed to represent the face of the Pharaoh Khafra.

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