Definitions for Chephren

Chephren Cheph·ren

Spelling: [kef-ruh n]
IPA: /ˈkɛf rən/

Chephren is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 117 anagrams from letters in Chephren (ceehhnpr).

Definitions for Chephren

noun

  1. Khafre.
  2. (Chephren) flourished late 26th century b.c, Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (son of Cheops): builder of second pyramid at El Giza.

Examples for Chephren

Chephren also, and Mycerinus built pyramids, and the Greeks have a story--which is not true--that another was built by Rhodopis.

Herodotus refers to them as Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos.

Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus continually added to the height and mass of their tombs until death put an end to the work.

On the death of this king, he was succeeded by his brother Chephren, who reigned 56 years.

Cheops reigned 50 years and was succeeded by his brother, Chephren, who reigned 56 years and built the second pyramid.

The chair is without a back, and, curiously enough, the head is that of a much older man than the Chephren of the diorite statue.

The falcon god Horus sits behind the head of the great statue of Chephren.

At the back of Chephren's head, which is invisible in our illustration, there is a hawk, the symbol of protection.

For either Chephren knew the purpose for which the Great Pyramid was built, or he did not know it.

The largest is that of Cheops, the second that of Chephren, and the smallest that of Menkaura.

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