Question

Why did egyptian art and architecture often depict animals, such as the lion body of the sphinx?

Answer 1

I'd have to say c but you've got the letters mixed up, so to be safe it's because they often represented animals. The sphinx for example represented Horemakhet, a god who Thutmosis IV 'dreamt' about to become pharaoh.

Answer 2

C. gods were often symbolized by animals.