The Sphinx

"A sphinx is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and the head of a human.  In Greek tradition, it has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman. She is mythicized as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (anandrosphinx). In addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent in contrast to the malevolent Greek version and was thought of as a guardian often flanking the entrances to temples." -Wikipedia

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"When we find something new at Giza, we announce it to the world.  The Sphinx and the Pyramids are world treasures.  We are the guardian's of these treasures, but they belong to the world." -Zahi Hawass