11/10/2025
The legend of the twin Sphinx is not mentioned in reliable historical texts or references. Rather, most sources indicate that the Sphinx is a single statue located on the Giza Plateau in Egypt. The Sphinx is a symbol of ancient Egyptian civilization, believed to represent King Khafre, the sun god Atum, or Horemakhet. Its construction dates back to the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt.
The dream stela you mentioned, called the "Dream Stele of Thutmose IV," is a memorial stela depicting Thutmose IV making offerings to the Sphinx. The stela states that the Sphinx appeared to Thutmose IV in a dream, asking him to remove the sand from the statue's body. There is no mention of a twin Sphinx in this stela or in any other known text [1].
*Where is the second statue?*
There is no conclusive evidence for the existence of a second Sphinx, although there are some possible explanations for the absence of a second statue, such as:
- Perhaps the second statue was never built.
- Perhaps the second statue was destroyed over time.
- The second statue may have been merely a symbol or artistic representation, rather than an actual statue [2].
*References*
- The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV, Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
- The book "The Sphinx" by Egyptian author Zahi Hawass.
