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Today, I'm going to tell you a story about the mystery of the Sphinx. Hello, I'm View from Ploy's View channel. If we talk about the Sphinx, it's 100% similar to me. It's the story of Egypt. That's why I have to wear this costume to tell the story of the Sphinx. But do you know that the story of the Sphinx is not only in Egypt? There are many stories of the Sphinx in many religions. Whether it's Greek, Persian, Babylonian, or even Thai. So if I tell you all the stories of the Sphinx, my video will be very long. So today, I'm going to tell you only two stories. The first story is the story of Egypt. It's the origin of the Sphinx that I'm going to tell you. All the stories are inspired by the Sphinx of Egypt. The other story that I can't miss is the Greek story. We'll see why I have to tell you about the Greek story. So today, if you're ready to hear the story of the Sphinx, which is fun and meaningful, let's get started. Speaking of the Greek Sphinx, I believe that most of you know the word Sphinx. And you can imagine the Sphinx. I think you can imagine the Sphinx in the same way. But if I ask you to tell the story of the Sphinx of Egypt, can you imagine the story of the Sphinx of Egypt? Can you imagine the story of the Sphinx of Egypt? I'm sure you can't. Because the Sphinx of Egypt has no story at all. What we know about the Sphinx of Egypt is it's a statue that we often see in the Egyptian culture. It's a lion statue. It has a human face and a man's face. And it has a pharaoh's head. As far as we know, the Sphinx usually stands in front of a pyramid, right? In addition, if we dig deeper, the Sphinx is the one who eliminates the enemies of the Rha or Surya, the god of the sun of Egypt. So we can say that the Sphinx represents the power that God has given Pharaoh of Egypt. As I said, there are many types and sizes of the Sphinx in Egypt. But if we talk about the most famous Sphinx, you'll probably think of the same picture. We have to think of the Great Sphinx. Because this is the biggest Sphinx that we've ever seen. It's so big. Its size is about 20 meters. It's as tall as a 7-story building. In addition, this is a very old Sphinx. It's been around for 4,500 years. Almost all the time that we know about the Great Sphinx, we'll know that we only see its head. It only has a head. Its body is buried in the sand. Humans have been trying to dig up the Great Sphinx to see how it looks like. But they couldn't do it. Because it was buried in the sand. The sand crushed it. We've just found out that the Great Sphinx was found by modern technology in 1920-1930. We've only seen the Great Sphinx for 100 years. After we found it, we'll know that we've always thought that the Sphinx is a classic sand color. But it's not. The Sphinx is painted in red. Its head, which looks like a pharaoh's head, is always yellow and blue. The story of the Great Sphinx is full of mysteries. We barely know anything about it. But if I were to summarize it, I can summarize it into 4 parts. Let's take a look at each part. The first part is... Do you know that the Great Sphinx is not called Sphinx? We call it Sphinx. It's a name that was given to it by the Greeks. When they named it, they wrote it like this. It means to tie, tie, squeeze, and squeeze. It's a name that was given to it after the Great Sphinx was born for 1,000 years. Before it was named Sphinx, there were many other names. Some people wrote that this was the name. One famous example is Horus of the Horizon. This name is related to the name of a pharaoh in Egypt. His name is Pharaoh Tuthmos IV. Pharaoh Tuthmos IV used to walk in the night and slept under the shadow of the Sphinx. When he woke up, he had a dream. In his dream, he was told that Horus of the Horizon came to him. He said, Pharaoh Tuthmos, it's me. I'm Horus of the Horizon. I'm a god. I'm the one you're sleeping under. If you can dig me up from the sand, you'll become the true ruler of Egypt. True, true, true, true. Pharaoh Tuthmos IV woke up. When he woke up, he was like, Oh, oh, oh, oh. Horus of the Horizon came to me. So, Pharaoh Tuthmos IV ordered people to dig up the Great Sphinx to prove that he was the true ruler of Egypt. Anyway, this story is not important to us. What I want you to see is that in that time, he was called Horus of the Horizon. In other times, there were many names like this. But all of these names came after the Sphinx was built. There's no record that says, I'm the one who dug up the Sphinx. I want to name it. There's no record like that. There's only a record that says, I saw this huge thing. It's this name. I want to name it. I want to name it like this. So, until now, we still don't know what the name of the Great Sphinx is. But since we're familiar with the name Sphinx, I'll call it Sphinx in this video. And this is the first theory about the Great Sphinx. We still don't know its name. The second theory is even more serious. We still don't know why it was built. It's a huge thing. But until now, historians still argue about why it was built. If we look at its location, it's in front of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, or the Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu. So, many historians and historians have a theory that it's in front of the Great Pyramid of Khufu. So, it must have a duty to guard the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Moreover, the Great Sphinx still looks like the statue of Pharaoh Khafei, the son of Pharaoh Khufu. So, they have a theory that Pharaoh Khafei was the one who built the Great Sphinx. Because in the past, when people built something huge, they like to build it to look like themselves. But many historians still argue that it just looks like a statue. After thousands of years, it might have been bitten by a sandstorm. Don't make a conclusion yet. So, we still can't conclude who built it. However, some historians have concluded that it's in front of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, so it must be to guard it. Are we sure this is the answer? Not yet! Because if it's the answer, I won't tell you that it's a theory. Many historians have come forward to ask how to guard the Great Pyramid of Khufu. If we're going to guard the Great Pyramid of Khufu, then we must stand right in front of it. But if we look at its actual location, it's right next to the Great Pyramid of Khufu. It's not right in front of it. and how will it work? So, many archaeologists have different theories. Some people say that it's a bit too much because it needs sunlight. If you look at the pyramid, and compare it to the 1st, 2nd, and the Sphinx, there are some points where the sunlight will come down and receive the sunlight at the same time. This may be part of Pharaoh's plan of resurrection because he wants the sunlight to revive. But some historians say that it's not the sunlight. It's just a constellation of Orion, Leo, or the Scorpio. It's just a big superstition. Some people say that it's not the power. But it's just a way to show that this is the way Pharaoh received the power from God. So, it's just a big superstition. They haven't concluded it yet. So, we still don't know why the Sphinx was created. So, that's the 2nd theory that I've shared with you. The 3rd theory is even more mysterious. Do you know that the biggest Sphinx that we've seen hasn't been completed yet? There's a historical evidence that the Sphinx was planned to be much bigger. Most importantly, there're tools around the Sphinx. There're many tools around the Sphinx. It's like a worker was abandoned. Many people wonder what happened. Why did the worker leave the tools around the Sphinx? It's like one day, the worker got up and left the Sphinx. Why didn't he build the Sphinx successfully? According to the historical evidence, we still don't know why the worker had to leave the tools around the Sphinx. Some people think that the worker was not well-treated so he left the tools around the Sphinx. But if we look at the evidence around the Sphinx, there're many tools left by the worker. Actually, he was well-treated because he ate many kinds of meat. Until now, many historians and historians still don't understand why the worker left the tools around the Sphinx. The next theory is the last one of The Great Sphinx. It's about why The Great Sphinx doesn't have a nose. We're familiar with The Great Sphinx without a nose, right? But do you know that The Great Sphinx has a nose? Historians and historians still don't know when The Great Sphinx's nose disappeared or when it fell down. Some people say that The Great Sphinx's nose disappeared in 1798 because Napoleon Bonaparte marched to this area to fight and destroy something. There're many funny stories in the history. Napoleon challenged Napoleon and threw Napoleon's nose into The Great Sphinx's nose. But many historians argue that Napoleon shouldn't blame Napoleon. If we look at the historical evidence, it's recorded that The Great Sphinx didn't have a nose before that. So, some people say that it happened in the 15th century because many Muslims lived in that area. Muslims didn't like any kind of worship so they threw The Great Sphinx's nose. Some people say that it's possible that the last Egyptian leaders threw The Great Sphinx's nose. Anyway, as I said, it's just a theory. There's no answer to this theory. So, let it be a story that historians try to find more information. All of these stories are about The Great Sphinx of Egypt. But as I said from the beginning that today I'll talk about The Great Sphinx and two religions together. The reason why I'll talk about The Great Sphinx in Egypt is because what I said about the Sphinx's theory is not really about The Great Sphinx. It's just a story that we can't find the answer about The Great Sphinx as a historian. But if we talk about The Great Sphinx, many people will remember that The Great Sphinx likes to ask questions and make people answer, right? It's not about The Great Sphinx in Egypt. It's about The Great Sphinx in Greek mythology. The Great Sphinx in Greek mythology is a kind of animal whose body and tail are lion. Its head is a human and female. Besides, there's another thing which is its wings are birds. If we observe it carefully, we'll see that Greek mythology likes to do this all the time. They put a weird animal and make it a woman. Then, they lure it to be a man. In the end, the man will win and kill it. It's about Medusa, Siren, and so on. I'll tell you more if I have a chance. But today, let's talk about The Great Sphinx first. The story of The Great Sphinx in Greek mythology has a story. There's a story which is the most famous story of The Great Sphinx. It's the story that The Great Sphinx was assigned by Tepihera. Tepihera, the wife of Zeus, was very angry with a city. It's the city of Tepihera. Because the lion, which is a city of Tepihera, had committed a sin against a woman. Actually, there's no record to prove that she had committed a sin. But sometimes, there's a record that the lion had abducted a boy and tortured him when the king was still young. But sometimes, there's a different record. To sum up, the city of Tepihera had committed a sin that made Tepihera decide to punish the lion. The way Tepihera punished the lion was to let the Sphinx hug the city gate. The Sphinx hugged the gate and asked questions to the passers-by. The passers-by who wanted to enter the city had to answer the question. If the Sphinx couldn't answer the question, the Sphinx would eat the passers-by. The question was a classic question. The Sphinx would ask what are the four legs, two legs, and three legs? Some versions have more details. In the morning, there were four legs. In the afternoon, there were two legs. In the evening, there were three legs. Some versions said there were only four legs. In the beginning, there were four legs. In the end, there were two legs. In the end, there were three legs. The Sphinx kept asking the question and no one could enter or leave Tepihera because no one could answer the question. There was even a passer-by named Oedipus. We're familiar with his name from the word Oedipus. The story of Oedipus is quite long. I'll tell you about it when I have a chance. What we need to know now is that Oedipus wanted to travel from Korin to Tis. When he arrived, he met the Sphinx and asked the same question. However, something was different. Oedipus stood up and said, This question is so easy. I can answer it. What he asked was a human. Because humans were four-legged when they were young. They grew up to be two-legged. They grew up to be three-legged when they were old. The answer was the right answer. Many versions didn't tell us the end of Sphinx. Some versions said when Oedipus got the right answer, the Sphinx jumped off the cliff and killed itself. Some versions said when Oedipus got the right answer, he killed the Sphinx and could travel to Tis at last. It's the end of the curse of Tis. This is the story of Sphinx that I've collected and told you about. I hope it helps you get to know Sphinx better. If you like this video, don't forget to like and share and invite your friends to watch this video. See you next time. Bye-bye. Sawasdee ka. It's the end of this video. Many of you may still be confused with the first sentence of the video I mentioned. Do we have Sphinx in Thailand? Babylon or Persia are close to us. They may have done something that is not strange. But what is Thailand? Where is Sphinx? I've never heard of it. Many scholars say that the Noraseng or Absorbsi that looks like a human, a lion, or a lioness may be the reason why Thailand was influenced by India or India was influenced by Egypt once again. It's the influence of Sphinx that changed Thailand to be Thai. So, it may be a reason why Thailand was influenced by Egypt. The story about Sphinx may be the same. If you agree with me or disagree with me about the Noraseng or Absorbsi that looks like a Sphinx, please leave a comment below. That's all for today. Bye-bye. Sawasdee ka.