[RightWhale]

The Sphinx was clearly there as an animal, a lion, 1000s of years before the head was chopped down to make a pharaoh's head.

[calex59]

I am going to weight in here with my theory. The sphinx was built by an Egyptian AND it was built a long time ago, you know like wayyyy back in the past. There that should clear it up.

[Rockpile]

I am of the opinion that the head is a woman and represents the change between the ages of Leo and Virgo.

[muawiyah]

No, the Sphinx was there as a mushroom, tens of thousands of years before anybody even lived along the Nile. The neck and body were carved later, and finally a face was put on the mushroom.