The Great Sphinx at Giza, in Egypt, has the body of a lion and the head of a(n):

A. creature.
B. woman.
C. pharoah.
D. Akkadian ruler.
E. scribe.


C
The Sphinx is the essence of stability, order, and endurance and is thought to have the head of the pharaoh Khafre, whose tomb is nearby.

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