What was Ozymandias?

Answer 1

The tomb of the Egyptian King Ramses Second is described in a Latin book as the tomb of Ozymandias. During the First century, the Greek historian Siculus has recorded that the biggest statue in Egypt had these words inscribed on it: I am Ozymandias, King of Kings; if any one wishes to know who I am and where I lie, let him surpass me in some of my exploits. Today we will wonder how haughty! Shelley did not visit Egypt but read about these and vividly describes the fallen ruins of this statue as if he has actually seen it. The legs alone stand erect and the upper portion has fallen and almost is buried in the desert sands, the head and the body separated. The cruel passions of this tyrant are still to be seen there on that ruined stony face, as was really intended by the sculptor. Not one of the various monuments erected by the King around his statue survived. Everything except that cruel face were destroyed and buried by Time and the desert wind. The message conveyed through the poem is that "the glories of our blood and state are shadows. They are not substancial things. Even kingly authority has to come down to earth, to be made equal to everything else."

Answer 2

Ozymandias is a Sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, depicting the ruins of a great statue of an ancient king, highlighting the transient nature of power and the inevitable decline of even the mightiest rulers. The poem serves as a commentary on the impermanence of human achievements and the inevitable passage of time.

Answer 3

Ozymandias is the name of the fictitious character of Percy Bysshe Shelly's poem "Ozymandias".

The real king is known by the name Ramesses II, who was a pharaoh of Egypt.

He dies at the age of 90. He had dental problems, Arthritis and died because of the hardening of his arteries. Though he brought many riches to Egypt, less than 150 years after he died, his empire fell due to attacks and the New Kingdom came to an end.

Answer 4

The poem "Ozymandias" (referring to pharoah Ramses II) was written by Percy Bysshe Shelly (1792-1822).

Answer 5

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