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The head of the Sphinx once wore a headdress with a rearing cobra. What is the significance of the cobra?
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Responses

It was believed to give the wearer supernatural powers.
It was believed to give the wearer supernatural powers.

It was believed to protect the wearer from evil forces.
It was believed to protect the wearer from evil forces.

It was believed to make the wearer immortal.
It was believed to make the wearer immortal.

It represents the wearer’s ability to “smite his enemies.”

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It was believed to protect the wearer from evil forces. The rearing cobra (uraeus) symbolized the protective goddess (Wadjet) and divine royal protection.