According to Egyptian beliefs, sphinx is a she, moreover SHE appeared to be oviparous.
Sphinx eggs are very unusual: it’s not other sphinx’ that are hatched, it’s pyramids that are hatched. That’s why sphinx never breeded and now they are very rare.
Still their creations - Giza pyramids have become really grand, especially Khufu (even the name itself can give us an incling that the pyramid used to be very smallish in its childhood).
As far as the sphinx is concened, it is quite possible that she is somewhere at the end of the world in a tiny cave caring for a new-born baby pyramid...
The picture of a sphinx cat illustrates the happiness at seeing the first triangular pyramids, that became the base for the future Giza complex.
Note:
The picture was inspired by the ancient Egyptian frescos, that were inaccurate about two details: at first appeared not two, but three pyramids.
Nobody knows why cats are so wild about grass. Even the great science-fiction writer Clifford Simak who wrote "All Flesh Is Grass" doesn’t know that. But notice: it is not by chance that cats like to chew house plants – they seem to get green energy ...
It is known that cats can hunt at night. But in order to be successful one should spent a lot a lot of time lying-in-wait. While watching the surrounding area becomes kind of closer and it becomes part of your realm, you become the ruler, watching ...
This picture is already 30 years old - this was one of the very first cat-themed pictures by Sergey Stelmashonok. It was shown for the first time at the exhibition of young artists’ works in the House of Cinema. But the exhibition frightened the ...
People tend to idealize old times, and not without a reason: chivalry, beautiful gowns, bright life full of adventures. Still, even today we have an opportunity to scratch a romantic message to our Mistress, to perform a cat’s concert (serenade) ...
Site Cats & Dreams features a collection of posters, images, drawings and illustrations by the Belarusian artist Sergey Stelmashonok. Sergey has been illustrating articles in different newspapers and magazines for many years but his main passion is depicting cats. Each and every cat in his images is special. Take a look and enjoy.