The Sphinx Built By Assyrians
Was the Sphinx built by Assyrians? An 1890s newspaper reveals surprising origins. The great Sphinx has always been a great mystery— who built it and why it was built. However, a massive article from 1893 described at great length not only who constructed the massive monument, but also its purpose.
Why has all of this information been buried for over a century? The Mesopotamian histories of Sumer, Assyria, and Babylon have influenced western culture, but their most interesting details are largely left out of our school books on modern civilization’s development.
Join Ben Chasteen and Rob Counts on The Edge of Wonder as they discuss articles from the past that weren’t afraid to bring up giants or the Nephilim. Also in this episode, hear how a former NASA scientist is conducting experiments to prove we live in a simulation just like the Matrix, a newly found sunken city that predates Atlantis, a new Bigfoot photo that emerged, and something unearthed in Antarctica that’s more than 1,300 feet long.
Today’s Trillion Dollar Movie, Slave Queen of Babylon, stars Yvonne Furneaux as Semiramis, queen of ancient Assyria. Reputed to be the world’s most beautiful woman, all manner of myths and legends have been ascribed to her over the ages. Some credited her with designing the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, although the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus noted they were built long after Semiramis reigned. It’s also been said she invented the chastity belt, while Protestant minister Alexander Hislop assailed her for fomenting deviltry by devising polytheism and “goddess worship.”
