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Ancient Egypts Pyramids – Riddle of the Sphinx

July 21, 2009 on 8:06 pm | In Ancient Egypt Sphinx, Ancient Egypt's Mysteries | 1 Comment

THE MYSTERY:

“I know it will surprise you, but the sphinx actually unlocks the mystery of the zodiac. It is fascinating to note that in the Temple of Esneh in Egypt, there is a great sky painting in the portico on the ceiling which shows the whole picture of the zodiac with all of its constellations. Between the figures of Virgo, The Virgin, and Leo, The Lion, there is carved the figure of the sphinx with the head of a woman and the body of a lion. The woman’s face is looking at The Virgin and the lion’s tail is pointing to Leo, telling us that we begin with The Virgin and end with Leo.” (D. James Kennedy) (872:19)

The zodiac at the Temple of Esneh was patterned after the most famous ancient Zodiac of Denderah in the Temple of Hathor. In Egyptian mythology, Hathor was the daughter of Nut and Ra, the wife of Ra called the ‘Eye of Ra,’ and mother of Horus the Elder. It seems the Egyptians anticipated that future generations would not be able to understand the zodiac without some help. So they built the Sphinx, which had the head of a woman and the body of a lion, to signify that the zodiac begins with the sign of Virgo and ends in Leo. Jim Cornwell, another astrologer in sheep’s clothing, explains:

“And so the Sphinx was invented as a memorial guide to the heavens. It had the head of a woman and the body and tail of a lion, to tell us where to start and stop. The word ‘Sphinx’ is from the Greek ’sphingo,’ to join—because it binds together the story’s two ends, making this circle of the heavens.

“Confirmation of this is found in one of the oldest zodiacs, dating back to approximately the year 2000 B.C. This is the zodiac of Dendereh. It was discovered by scholars in the ceiling of the portico of the temple of Esneh in Egypt. In this zodiac there is placed between the signs of Virgo and Leo a picture of the Sphinx.”

“That, then, solves the ‘riddle’ of the Sphinx.”

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