text: Sphinxes were guardian deitiesinEgyptianmythologyandthis was monumentalprotection , standing73 m ( 240 ft ) longand20 m ( 66 feet ) high .
  
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  Sphinxes stood at 73 m ( 240 ft ) long and 20 m ( 66 ft ) high , and were considered guardian deities in Egyptian mythology .