The Sphinx
The
Sphinx symbolizes the continuity of pharaonic power; pharaohs come and go, but
they are all carriers, or vehicles of the pharaonic power.
The sphinx is the child of that wonderful lion goddess Sekhmet and a strange
deity called Ptah, who is always represented in the form of a mummy and is
actually a moon god. The moon rays fertilize the lion
goddess, and this is the source of the sphinx. G92