Does 'Sphinxes were guardian deitiesinEgyptianmythologyandthis was monumentalprotection,standing73 m (240 ft)longand20 m (66 feet) high.' stand independently of the premise 'Sphinxes were put in the tombs to protect the dead.', neither following nor contradicting it?
Sphinxes were guardian deitiesinEgyptianmythologyandthis was monumentalprotection,standing73 m (240 ft)longand20 m (66 feet) high.###Sphinxes were put in the tombs to protect the dead.