Built to commemorate Khufu, the Great Sphinx of Egypt is technically not a traditional sphinx for what reason?
Answer It's a man
The Great Sphinx does not qualify as a traditional sphinx, which more often features the head of a woman. The Giza sphinx has a male head, making it an androsphinx. Another reason: it has no bird wings. True sphinxes can fly.
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