To some it stands guard in the horizon of the Giza plateau, to the Greeks it stands next to the Great Pyramids on the list of the seven wonders of the world, but to all the Great Sphinx is a colossal masterpiece of the ancient world. Though we do not have enough evidence to conclusively determine the function of the Great Sphinx at Giza, this monument clearly has connections with, and represents the sun god Ra, and may represent the transition toward a solar-oriented religion.
Evidence points to associations with the sun in a few significant ways.
Some scholars see the Great Sphinx as being a representation of the sun-god himself. The alignment and positioning of the Sphinx seems to be precisely associated with the sun s rising and setting. The Sphinx is connected with solar worship through a representation of Horus worshipping the sun-god and the sun temple. The Great Pyramids the Sphinx guards also represent worship of the sun through their echoed shape of the ben-ben stone. The Great Sphinx is a colossal monument.