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Criosphinx (Ancient Egypt)
This creature has the wings of a bird, the body of a lion, and the head of a ram with sad, wise eyes. A Criosphinx (or Krioshinx) has the body of a lion and the head of a ram. A Criosphinx represents the power of a pharoah. The powerful and primeval god Amun was depicted having the head of a curved horned ram, hence the Criosphinx represented great power. They often lined processional walkways or temples.
Greek historian Herodotus recorded the ram-headed sphinxes of Egypt as “criosphinxes.” He said they represented the power of a pharaoh, who was in turn protected by Amun, who was most often depicted with powerful curved ram horns. Essentially, the criosphinx was a symbol of power, and this is why rams-heads were chosen to line and symbolically protect the sacred processional walkway between the two main ancient temples of Thebes.