Venus; The Late Arriving Planet Appendix - 13 - Sphinx, Pyramids & Other Alignments Venus; The Late - Arriving Planet Looking For The Planet Venus Prior to 1200 BCE Appendix 13 - Sphinx, Pyramids & Other Alignments Details and Dating by John M. Collins Sarnia, Ont., Canada 2021 J. M. Collins, Sarnia, Ont. Page 1 of 23 2021-02-27 Venus; The Late Arriving Planet Appendix - 13 - Sphinx, Pyramids & Other Alignments Venus Story Appendix 13 - Sphinx, Pyramids & Other Alignments Contents Introduction 4 Setting the Site in Egypt 5 Do the Sphinx and Those Three Pyramids have a Purpose in Common ? 5 - Facing the Destroyer ? 6 - Kolbrin Excerpt 6 - Physical Details of Sphinx 6 - Other Details of Sphinx 8 - Later Sphinx Identification 8 The All-Powerful God/Goddess in the Sky 9 - Why Were the Egyptian Pyramids Built ? 10 - Looking Elsewhere 11 Other African Sites 13 - Nubia 13 - Algeria 13 - Kenya 13 - Zimbabwe 13 - Canary Islands 13 - Cape Verde Islands 13 - South Africa 13 Pyramids in the Americas 13 - North America 13 - United States 14 - Meso-America 14 - Mexico 14 - El Salvador 15 - Honduras 15 - Nicaragua 15 J. M. Collins, Sarnia, Ont. Page 2 of 23 2021-02-27 Venus; The Late Arriving Planet Appendix - 13 - Sphinx, Pyramids & Other Alignments - South America 16 - Ecuador 16 - Venezuela/Columbia 16 - Peru 16 - Bolivia 16 - Chile 16 - Argentina 16 - Brazil 16 Asia and Pacific 17 - Iran 17 - Oman 17 - Afghanistan 17 - Pakistan 17 - Nepal 17 - China 17 - Japan 17 - Indonesia 17 - Australia 17 - New Caledonia 17 European 18 - England 18 - Wales 19 - Scotland 19 - Ireland 19 - France 20 - Spain 20 - Portugal 20 - Germany 20 - Italy 20 - Bosnia 21 - Romania 21 - Greece 21 - Armenia 21 - Azerbaijan 21 - Turkey 21 A Lot of Questions ...... Few Answers. 22 A Speculation on the Pyramids and the Sphinx. 23 J. M. Collins, Sarnia, Ont. Page 3 of 23 2021-02-27 Venus; The Late Arriving Planet Appendix - 13 - Sphinx, Pyramids & Other Alignments Introduction When I began this book on how the planet Venus and its forms, movements, actions and timings over the millennia were involved, the Egyptian Pyramids and the Sphinx, to the best of my knowledge, had no known or particular connection with that planet. They were all interesting, old, and had quite a bit of wild myth hung on them. Their creation was an Egyptian fact, but seemingly it was very long ago by unknown people using unknown methods and for unknown reasons. The planet Venus was not mentioned. Later my attention was directed to papers known as "The Kolbrin"1, as a source of information on long ago events. I was cautioned that the source of these papers, while seemingly quite old, was really unknown, and that major researchers disparaged everything about them. The papers did however speak in some detail about those old times. I found that the negative comments focused on two opinions: "It would have been impossible for the writer to have known THAT." and "They have no proof." In no case did the researchers say what proof they wished to have. None demonstrated how a statement was incorrect, such as being physically impossible. The source identified "men of long ago" as having "built the Guardian", ie the Sphinx. It was said to have guarded against "the Destroyer" which just happens to be one of the names by which the Venus Comet was known. From my business background dealing with technical problems and issues, I was quite aware of the old adage that "The louder the screams that something is wrong, usually the weaker the case supporting the screamer." I came to believe that this was the case with many combative viewpoints in ancient history and archeology, particularly if it meant that the published positions of some researchers were being challenged. These thoughts, however, necessitated that I "advance with caution", testing each piece of information against the criteria of > was it physically possible? > what set of events could cause it to exist? > how might other viewers/writers and their translators describe it? > identify those other viewers, and learn their stories and timing. In this Appendix, I discuss the links that I have found between the Venus Comet, and the three major pyramids, and the Sphinx that exist on the Giza plateau overlooking west Cairo, Egypt. These links indicate a long time of concern about that object in the sky, and very likely its worship. Whether the erection of those structures took place before or after the global devastation of 13,000 years ago, was unclear. The three pyramids have been given seemingly firm dates around 2500 BCE, by others, while the Sphinx was said to be "much older". They certainly were the centre of religion in Egypt until about 1200 BCE. This Venus Story shows that the Venus Comet was somehow jostled out of its orbit, and had an encounter in our sky with the planet we know as Mars, at the time of the battle for Troy in 1184 BCE. It ceased to be a great threat. See Appendices 1 & 2 Dates of Events and Dragon Lore - Greece. 1 "The Kolbrin: On Who Built The Great Sphinx, And Why" by Yvonne Whiteman Published 10th March 2018 J. M. Collins, Sarnia, Ont. Page 4 of 23 2021-02-27 Venus; The Late Arriving Planet Appendix - 13 - Sphinx, Pyramids & Other Alignments While learning about the Egyptian pyramids, I came to recognise that pyramid-type structures, shapes and arrangements occurred in numerous places elsewhere in the world. Surprisingly the orientations of many of them were identical to the Giza structures as discussed below. People the world over were interested in the same thing! BUT why was that shape chosen by so many and for what basic purpose? As discussed below, it is part of a lesson in practical Geometry. Setting the Site in Egypt The Giza Plateau in north Egypt, forms the western boundary of what was at a very early date, the edge of the Mediterranean Sea where the Nile River emptied into it. Over many millennium, the silt carried northward by that river progressively filled a large area with a delta. Today that fertile area provides much of the food for Egypt. However the delta, being close to sea level, is water-soaked, and is not suitable as a foundation for huge stone structures. They would be liable to sink into it or tip over. The some-what elevated, solid rock plateau would be what was required. It's all-around visibility of the sky could have been an major asset. At some time, a person or people decided to erect three pyramids which stand today. In addition, an outcrop of the plateau rock was sculpted into an animal-like form. We use the Ptolemaic name assigned to it ... the Sphinx. I learned early on that amazingly the east and west sides of the largest pyramid aligned perfectly with our current north celestial pole. I have since learned that all three pyramids were built to that polar alignment ..... as was the Sphinx! I have not mis-spoken ! The Sphinx is exactly set on the East-West alignment that goes with the afore-mentioned North-South alignment of the Pyramids. The latitude of 290 58' 31.5" North passes between the paws, along the middle of the body, and across the tail location on the animal. I realised that I could restate the alignment of the Pyramids as "having their North and South sides exactly matching the true East - West direction of the Sphinx". Additionally, the Khufu Pyramid, the biggest, is known to have it's so-called King's Chamber and its sarcophagus aligned East-West. The Khafre Pyramid “burial chamber” also aligns East-West. The Menkaure Pyramid has a large East-West chamber that was well finished, and then abandoned. A much smaller, less ornate "burial" chamber was created below and to the side on a North-South alignment. The reader must keep in mind that the “declared purposes” of these chambers is the opinion of people in the last 300 years. The builders did not put labels on them. Do the Sphinx and those three Pyramids have a purpose in-common? Looking at an aerial view of those three pyramids, I was put in mind of a military presentation of long ago depicting three high ranking individuals (facing East) lined up on an offset line according to their "privileges" or importance, as if they were "backing up the Guardian" and helping to defend the kingdom. The centre-line of the Sphinx passes 1.5 seconds of latitude south of the middle pyramid, that of Khafre, .... A distance of 100 metres, a fraction of the 10,000,000 metres distance on the surface of the Earth, from the North Pole to the Equator. Egyptian researchers insist that the three "important people" from North to South were Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the second, fourth and fifth pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty (ca 2575 BCE) of the Old Kingdom. Each is said to have "built" his pyramid. Some researchers just credit them as having "refurbished the exteriors" with a new limestone cladding, and then getting the credit. The Pyramids are positioned as behind and therefore "inferior" to the Sphinx. The logic of this J. M. Collins, Sarnia, Ont. Page 5 of 23 2021-02-27 Venus; The Late Arriving Planet Appendix - 13 - Sphinx, Pyramids & Other Alignments arrangement definitely indicates their erection after the Sphinx was in position. The exact positioning strongly suggests that a plan was created and carried out, but by whom and when? The name of Pharaoh Khafre (above) has been presented as the builder of the Sphinx in addition to the second Pyramid.