Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Few ancient structures have caused as much controversy as the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt. Scientists, archaeologists and historians have debated its age, purpose, original appearance for a long time and the mysterious Egyptian structure raises more questions than answers.

Did The Great Sphinx Of Giza Have A Twin And Was It Destroyed By A Lightning Strike?

Adding to all unsolved puzzles, there is also a controversial theory that suggests that the Sphinx of Giza once a had a twin. If this is true, then what happened to the ‘second’ sphinx in Egypt? Were was is located and how was it destroyed?

Did The Sphinx Have A “Twin Sister”?

The theory that the Great Sphinx of Giza may have had a twin was put forward by historians, Gerry Cannon and Malcolm Hutton.

Working together with Egyptologist Bassam el-Shammaa, Cannon and Hutton are convinced there was once a second sphinx and they think they have evidence that can prove its existence.

The second sphinx was a female and the statue “disappeared” under unexplained circumstances. Cannon claims, however, that he managed to find the trail of the lost statue, analyzing the construction of the area around the pyramids.

Buried for thousands of years, the second sphinx is located on a second mound alongside the male sphinx, standing guard in front of one of the Great Pyramids.

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