Post by MCDemuth on Jan 2, 2018 6:03:53 GMT
Many archaeologists believe that, the head of the Egyptian Sphinx that we see today, is not the original head... Some believe it is too small, in comparison to the size of the body... If it is true, that the head is not the original sculpture...
Many Archaeologists believe that the original head is that of a Lion... which they believe represents the Constellation of Leo.
But... Some archaeologists have noticed that the body of the Egyptian Sphinx doesn't really look like the body of a Lion... Instead, some have proposed that it looks like the body of a Dog... If true, then the most likely sculpture of the Egyptian Sphinx, is that of the Jackal-Dog Anubis...
This would make a lot of sense. Egyptian Hieroglyphs frequently feature depictions Anubis. Lions not so much... Infact, I don't recall, that any of their Gods were Lions. So why make a statue of a lion, instead of one of their Gods?
But, then I have a question...
If the Sphinx was Anubis... Could there still relationship with the stars?
So, the naming of the Constellation of Leo comes from the Greeks.
Fine. But, the Egyptians were not the Greeks...
Yes, It may be true that the Sphinx was meant to point to or represent the alignment of the stars that make up the constellation that the Greeks & we today, call Leo or the Lion...
However, To be honest here, I don't really see how THIS:
...Looks specifically like a Lion, and only a Lion... It could be a wolf, a dog, or a cat too...
Are there any written Ancient Egyptian references that they thought the constellation represented a Lion? ...and/or...
Are there any written Ancient Egyptian references that the body of the Sphinx is that of a Lion?
If not...
I think an assumption has been made that the Egyptian Sphinx, was originally a Lion, because we are all taught to believe that the constellation typically represents a Lion, because that is what the Greeks believed... And So... "That must be what the Egyptians thought too"...
But we know every culture, in the past and even today, has their own beliefs and names, for the exact same "things"... Depending on how you interpret them, they could seem very different...
Could it still be the Constellation Of "Leo"? Maybe...
But what if, they called it or thought of it as the Constellation Of "Anubis"?
To the Ancient Egyptians, this seems more likely...
If so, then I think, We should quit thinking that the body of the Sphinx is a Lion. (It might help us to understand the Ancient Egyptians and their history better.)
Many Archaeologists believe that the original head is that of a Lion... which they believe represents the Constellation of Leo.
Orion correlation theory
The Orion correlation theory, as expounded by popular authors Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval, is based on the proposed exact correlation of the three pyramids at Giza with the three stars ζ Ori, ε Ori and δ Ori, the stars forming Orion's Belt, in the relative positions occupied by these stars in 10500 BC. The authors argue that the geographic relationship of the Sphinx, the Giza pyramids and the Nile directly corresponds with Leo, Orion and the Milky Way respectively. Sometimes cited as an example of pseudoarchaeology, the theory is at variance with mainstream scholarship.
The Orion correlation theory, as expounded by popular authors Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval, is based on the proposed exact correlation of the three pyramids at Giza with the three stars ζ Ori, ε Ori and δ Ori, the stars forming Orion's Belt, in the relative positions occupied by these stars in 10500 BC. The authors argue that the geographic relationship of the Sphinx, the Giza pyramids and the Nile directly corresponds with Leo, Orion and the Milky Way respectively. Sometimes cited as an example of pseudoarchaeology, the theory is at variance with mainstream scholarship.
But... Some archaeologists have noticed that the body of the Egyptian Sphinx doesn't really look like the body of a Lion... Instead, some have proposed that it looks like the body of a Dog... If true, then the most likely sculpture of the Egyptian Sphinx, is that of the Jackal-Dog Anubis...
The Great Sphinx as Anubis
Author Robert K. G. Temple proposes that the Sphinx was originally a statue of the Jackal-Dog Anubis, the God of the Necropolis, and that its face was recarved in the likeness of a Middle Kingdom pharaoh, Amenemhet II. Temple bases his identification on the style of the eye make-up and style of the pleats on the headdress
Author Robert K. G. Temple proposes that the Sphinx was originally a statue of the Jackal-Dog Anubis, the God of the Necropolis, and that its face was recarved in the likeness of a Middle Kingdom pharaoh, Amenemhet II. Temple bases his identification on the style of the eye make-up and style of the pleats on the headdress
This would make a lot of sense. Egyptian Hieroglyphs frequently feature depictions Anubis. Lions not so much... Infact, I don't recall, that any of their Gods were Lions. So why make a statue of a lion, instead of one of their Gods?
But, then I have a question...
If the Sphinx was Anubis... Could there still relationship with the stars?
Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac, lying between Cancer the crab to the west and Virgo the maiden to the east. Its name is Latin for lion, and to the ancient Greeks represented the Nemean Lion killed by the mythical Greek hero Heracles (known to the ancient Romans as Hercules) as one of his twelve labors. Its symbol is Leo.svg (Unicode ♌). One of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, Leo remains one of the 88 modern constellations today, and one of the most easily recognizable due to its many bright stars and a distinctive shape that is reminiscent of the crouching lion it depicts. The lion's mane and shoulders also form an asterism known as "The Sickle," which to modern observers may resemble a backwards "question mark."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_(constellation)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_(constellation)
Claudius Ptolemy c. AD 100 – c. 170) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy
So, the naming of the Constellation of Leo comes from the Greeks.
Fine. But, the Egyptians were not the Greeks...
Yes, It may be true that the Sphinx was meant to point to or represent the alignment of the stars that make up the constellation that the Greeks & we today, call Leo or the Lion...
However, To be honest here, I don't really see how THIS:
...Looks specifically like a Lion, and only a Lion... It could be a wolf, a dog, or a cat too...
Are there any written Ancient Egyptian references that they thought the constellation represented a Lion? ...and/or...
Are there any written Ancient Egyptian references that the body of the Sphinx is that of a Lion?
If not...
I think an assumption has been made that the Egyptian Sphinx, was originally a Lion, because we are all taught to believe that the constellation typically represents a Lion, because that is what the Greeks believed... And So... "That must be what the Egyptians thought too"...
But we know every culture, in the past and even today, has their own beliefs and names, for the exact same "things"... Depending on how you interpret them, they could seem very different...
Could it still be the Constellation Of "Leo"? Maybe...
But what if, they called it or thought of it as the Constellation Of "Anubis"?
To the Ancient Egyptians, this seems more likely...
If so, then I think, We should quit thinking that the body of the Sphinx is a Lion. (It might help us to understand the Ancient Egyptians and their history better.)