Overlooking the Nile River and guarding the Giza pyramids is one of the world's oldest and largest statues -- the Great Sphinx. Carved from the bedrock beneath the sand, the half-lion, half-human creature has watched over the desert for thousands of years. Yet who created the giant statue, and why was it built? ... This book relates the story of the Sphinx and its ancient mysteries.

A statue in the land of the dead -- The Great Sphinx -- Building for the dead -- The Giza necropolis -- Mystery of the Sphinx's creator -- Guarding the land of the dead -- Shaping the Sphinx -- An army of workers -- A dream in the desert -- Horus on the horizon -- The riddle of the Sphinx -- Protecting the Sphinx -- Egypt's ancient secrets.