Published 12:59 IST, March 25th 2020
Egypt's iconic Sphinx had a 'distinctive astronomical' moment with sun during equinox
Egypt Ministry of Antiquities reportedly said on March 19 that The Sphinx had a "distinctive astronomical" moment with the sun during the spring equinox.
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Egypt Ministry of Antiquities reportedly said on March 19 that Sphinx h a "distinctive astromical" moment with sun during spring equix when, in a shining flourish, sunset on shoulder of half-man, half-lion statue. Ministry reportedly said that rare phemen happens twice a year during spring in March and fall equix in September. It is believed that earth's axis does t point toward or away from sun, during equix which means that rrn and Sourn hemispheres receive equal amounts of sunlight. In dition, it means day and night are equal in length.
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About Sphinx
iconic half-man, half-lion is carved out of limestone bedrock. Sphinx is also strategically placed for summer solstice in June, when sun sets between pyramids of pharaohs Khufu and Khafre, as per reports. As per reports, Sphinx's position during equixes and summer solstice suggests that ancient Egyptians purposefully positioned hybrid lion-man statue.
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Egypt Ministry of Antiquities wrote in a Facebook post, "This phemen proves that archaeologists were wrong when y said that ancient Egyptians h found an ancient rock by accident and turned it into a statue of a human face and a n-human body".
Meanwhile, archaeologists have chanced upon an underground chamber decorated with ims of panrs, centaurs and a sphinx in remains of a vast palace built by Emperor Nero in Rome. team came across an opening leing to a room covered with depictions of mythical creatures including centaurs and god Pan, officials from Colosseum archaeological park, supervising work informed on Friday.
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Archaeologists have chanced upon an underground chamber decorated with ims of panrs, centaurs and a sphinx in remains of a vast palace built by Emperor Nero in Rome. team came across an opening leing to a room covered with depictions of mythical creatures including centaurs and god Pan, officials from Colosseum archaeological park, supervising work informed on Friday.
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13:08 IST, March 25th 2020