Egyptian · No. 088
Lapis Lazuli Sphinx
Inspired by: Egyptian sphinxes, guardians of temples and tombs, and the Great Sphinx of Giza, called Horemakhet in the New Kingdom.
Answer the riddle. Or become part of the sand.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 2800
- DEF
- 3000
- Level
- 9
- Type
- Beast
- Element
- Light
- Constellations
- Sun · Scarab
The myth
In Egypt, the sphinx was a lion with a king's head, usually wearing the nemes headcloth, placed as a guard beside temples, tombs and funerary monuments; in the New Kingdom some had ram heads and represented Amun. The most famous, the Great Sphinx of Giza, is usually attributed to King Khafre, and in the New Kingdom it was called Horemakhet, Horus of the Horizon. The word sphinx is Greek. The Lapis Lazuli Sphinx is a MYTHENOR creation joining the Egyptian guardian with the Greek sphinx's riddle.
Why it has this power
An epic level 9 Beast of Light with 2800 ATK and 3000 DEF, the highest defense outside the legendaries: a guardian. It arises through the Riddle of the Sphinx, with Sacred Cat, Ram Warrior and Oracle. Sun beats Moon and Scarab beats Leviathan.
Did you know
According to World History Encyclopedia, Greek visitors may have mistaken the Great Sphinx's nemes headcloth for a woman's hair, linking it to their female sphinx.
Connections
Where to get it
- Ritual: Summoned by the ritual Riddle of the Sphinx, with the materials Sacred Temple Cat, Ram-Headed Warrior of Elephantine, Oracle of the Eternal Flame.
- It never joins the collection: you summon it mid-duel, by fusion or ritual.
Sources
- Sphinx — Mark Cartwright (World History Encyclopedia)
- Great Sphinx of Giza — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)