Chapter 2895: caveat

Zhao Nan and Lin Yu are a college couple. They just walked out of the university campus and took this opportunity to take their graduation trip. Egypt was their first stop. Today is the second day after arriving in Cairo.

After introducing each other, everyone talked about the sphinx in front of them.

"This sphinx comes from ancient Egypt, also called the Sphinx, but it is not as face as Guo Degang said in the cross talk. As for whether he has lost his body, I don't know, it is impossible to verify it."

Ye Tian joked and said, teasing these two guys.

"Hahaha"

Zhao Nan and Lin Yu both laughed, Lin Yu's face turned red, somewhat embarrassed.

When the laughter fell, Ye Tian continued to say:

"The sphinx originated from ancient Egyptian mythology, and it is also common in Greek mythology and the mythology of West Asian countries. The sphinxes of ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and West Asia are different in different periods.

However, their images are all a combination of humans and beasts composed of people, lions, oxen, and eagles. In different civilization systems, the meanings of sphinxes are not all the same.

In ancient Egyptian mythology, the sphinx is often described as a winged monster, mostly male, a symbol of mercy and nobility. The most famous is the Sphinx in front of the Pyramid of Khafre!

That sphinx has become synonymous with Sphinx. It is about 73 meters long, 21 meters high, and 5 meters wide. It is said that its head was carved in the shape of Pharaoh Hafra.

Its role is to protect the servant of Pharaoh Khafre, the mummy, who is the patron saint of the Pyramid of Khafre. In this regard, the sphinx is very similar to the traditional Chinese stone lion.

There are also several theories. Some say that the Sphinx statue in front of the Pyramid of Khafre is actually a statue of the **** Hul in Egyptian mythology, and some say that the statue existed as early as 10,000 years ago.

According to the latter statement, the history of the Sphinx is longer than that of Ancient Egypt. It may be a relic of an older civilization, or it may be a masterpiece of aliens. There are different opinions, and no one can be sure.

Later, when you travel to the Giza Pyramids on the opposite side of the Nile, you will see the huge sphinx, and you can also see the magnificent pyramids! I believe it will shock you.

In West Asian mythology, the image of the sphinx has changed. It is described as a winged bull with a human face, a beard, a crown, and a female sphinx.

In ancient Greek mythology, a sphinx is a sphinx, a banshee with two wings. It was born of the basilisk Ekadna and the two-headed dog Othuus. It represents the evil of God’s punishment. Things.

Legend has it that the queen Herapis Sphinx was sitting on the cliff road near Theba City, blocking passers-by, asking people a riddle, and those who could not answer would be eaten by the Sphinx.

The content of the riddle is, ‘what animal walks on four legs in the morning, walks on two legs at noon, and walks on three legs at night’. Because of this riddle, many passers-by died in the mouth of Sphinx.

This is the famous sphinx riddle. The answer to the riddle is ‘people’. The morning, noon and evening are respectively metaphors for people’s youth, middle age, and old age. The deeper meaning is real life.

Legend has it that this puzzle was answered correctly by the young Greek Oedipus, and Sphinx jumped off the cliff to commit suicide. There is another saying that the Sphinx was killed by Oedipus! "

After listening to Ye Tian's explanation, Zhao Nan and Lin Yu were fascinated by them, and they had a deeper understanding of the sphinx in front of them.

After Ye Tian finished explaining, these two guys were stunned for a few seconds before they woke up.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Nan said with excitement:

"Brother Chen, you are really amazing. You have such a deep understanding of Western history and culture. It is admirable! It also opened our eyes. It turns out that there are so many stories behind this sphinx!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Tian said politely:

"Actually, this is nothing. When I was in college, I had taken Western art history as an elective, and I also worked hard to study this knowledge for a period of time. I knew a little bit about it, so I can use it.

Western civilization originated from Mediterranean civilizations such as ancient Greece and ancient Rome. Ancient Egyptian civilization is an important branch of Mediterranean civilization. It can be said that it is one of the sources of Western civilization and is closely related to each other.

To study Western civilization, including Western art history, you cannot avoid the splendid ancient Egyptian civilization. They are inextricably linked. The sphinx in front of you is the best example."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Nan couldn't wait to say:

"I have an unrelenting invitation, Brother Chen, I hope you can promise, can we follow you to visit the Egyptian National Museum? In this way, we can ask you at any time, which is better than our own visit. too much!"

"Of course there is no problem. Anyway, I want to visit the Egyptian National Museum. The three of us visited together, but it was even more lively!"

Without hesitation, Ye Tian nodded and agreed, very happy.

In fact, this is exactly the result he wanted.

Visiting with these two guys you just met will definitely reduce the sight of others betting on yourself and dispel some people's suspicions.

For example, the guys in charge of antiquities and art crimes in the Egyptian police headquarters. Those guys have arrived in front of the Egyptian National Museum, looking for Ye Tian's whereabouts in the crowd!

It is a pity that a group of them walked around in front of the Egyptian Museum and did not find the shadow of Ye Tian.

During this period, they had paid attention to Ye Tian who was explaining, but seeing his face, as well as Zhao Nan and Lin Yu who were listening nearby, they turned their heads and looked away.

They thought it was just a few ordinary tourists from China. Small groups of Chinese tourists like this don't know how many visits to the Egyptian National Museum every day. It's so common!

However, how do they know that the guy who is talking is the target person they are struggling to find.

Seeing Ye Tian's promise so readily, Zhao Nan and Lin Yu couldn't help being stunned, and even whispered in their hearts.

Will the yellow-skinned Yankee in front of me be so unpredictable, holding on to other thoughts, that he approached us? This product will not harm us, will it?

Although they murmured secretly in their hearts, Zhao Nan and Lin Yu did not express these suspicions. Instead, they hid them in their hearts. They were just a little more careful, and their eyes were a little more suspicious!

After all, they took the initiative to propose to follow Ye Tian to visit the National Museum of Egypt. At this time, if you regret it, your face will be a bit unjustified!

The performance of the two of them, as well as the twinkling eyes, were all seen by Ye Tian. Ye Tian also guessed the thoughts in their hearts!

But he didn't say anything, just smiled softly.

After admiring the two statues of Sphinx, the lotus and papyrus in the pond, and several other stone sculptures, Ye Tian and the three of them came to the main entrance of the Egyptian National Museum and looked at the arched gate. .

As before, Ye Tian once again assumed the responsibility of explaining.

"As you can see, the National Museum of Egypt has very obvious Western cultural features and North African Arab cultural features. This is the result of the integration of the two cultural exchanges.

The reason is that the National Museum of Egypt was designed by the French with a knife and was built during the time when the British ruled Egypt. This is a colonial building.

On the top of the archway of the museum, there are carved marble reliefs of Hathor, the most beautiful and wealthy **** in ancient Egypt, and in the niches on both sides are the statues of Isis, the goddess of fertility,..."

While they were talking, a vendor carrying a satchel, holding seven or eight small crafts in his hand, and twirling his eyes, suddenly walked towards them.

Seeing this scene, Ye Tian immediately took a step forward and whispered in English:

"While staying, buddy, you have found the wrong person. We don’t need your things. Let’s go to be peddled. One more thing, don’t throw anything in your hand casually. If you break it, follow us. It doesn't matter!"

Hearing this, the small vendor immediately stopped, his face changed and his expression suddenly became more awkward.

Obviously, he understood Ye Tian's words, and also heard the threat and disdain implicit in these words, and felt an invisible pressure.

This guy is very acquainted and knows how to avoid bad luck. He immediately understood that the Chinese in front of him is not easy to provoke. Not only is he not a fat sheep, but he is probably a tiger in sheep's clothing!

He just paused for a while, then immediately changed his direction, walked over to a few other tourists not far away, and continued to sell the **** in his hands.

When the guy walked away, Ye Tian turned his head to look at Zhao Nan and Lin Yu who were shocked, and said to these two guys:

"Remind you, during your travels in Egypt, or even in Europe and West Asia, and other places in Africa, you'd better not pay attention to the hawkers who come up to sell tourist souvenirs~www.wuxiaspot.com~the souvenirs they sell. It's not worth a few dollars at all. Many of the tourist souvenirs are imported from China. You can easily find the words "Made in Yiwu" on it!

More importantly, don't pick up what these guys threw to you. Once you pick it up, be prepared to pay for it. You will definitely be slaughtered, and **** can sell for the price of gems!

This is still light. The vendors who sell souvenirs are often thieves, even robbers or gangsters. Once you get caught up with these guys, it is not as simple as losing a little money!

With the growing strength of China, more and more tourists are going abroad. Coupled with the habit of Chinese people who are poor and rich, and like to bring a lot of cash, these guys have already targeted Chinese people.

They will take the initiative to approach Chinese tourists, swindling, kidnapping and stealing, using all kinds of methods. In recent years, more and more Chinese tourists have been robbed and looted. You must be more careful! "

Hearing this, Zhao Nan and Lin Yu spit out their tongues together, and immediately showed an expression of fear.