The fable of Ozymandias is doubly meaningful. Because Ozymandias was the Greek name for Ramses II, who happened to be
commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Ramesses II is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, which itself was the most powerful period of ancient Egypt. He is also widely considered one of ancient Egypt's most successful warrior pharaohs, conducting no fewer than 15 military campaigns, all resulting in victories, excluding the Battle of Kadesh, which is generally considered a stalemate. His 66-year rule was also the longest recorded reign of any pharaoh.
He was the epitome of ancient Egypt, which is itself the epitome of ancient civilizations. The dude was fully right to boast after all!
That's true. In the end nothing lasts, not even the greatest achievement magnified one thousand or one billion times. Time and the vast universe will wash away and dilute it all into background noise on any scale you can imagine.
One can only have their time and their space, and no more.
Ive sometimes had the thought that an alternate reading of that story could be that Ozymandias's works really were so great as to cause the almighty to despair, so much as to be motivated to destroy them out of spite.
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Thorry@feddit.org · 21 pts · 30d
As the tales of Ozymandias are so well known, I shan't repeat them here.
NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 30d
The fable of Ozymandias is doubly meaningful. Because Ozymandias was the Greek name for Ramses II, who happened to be
He was the epitome of ancient Egypt, which is itself the epitome of ancient civilizations. The dude was fully right to boast after all!
Godric@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 30d
"This too shall pass", even for emperors of the world.
NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 29d
That's true. In the end nothing lasts, not even the greatest achievement magnified one thousand or one billion times. Time and the vast universe will wash away and dilute it all into background noise on any scale you can imagine.
One can only have their time and their space, and no more.
MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 29d
Just needed a second to load
Godric@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 29d
I think that, and Mr. Pocket were my two favorite parts
Redditmodstouchgrass@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 29d
Storm wipes out all electronics except my PC
"It didn't hit anything important!"
doctordevice@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 30d
This is too poignant for a shitpost
Bruncvik@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 30d
I want my Geocities back.
dalekcaan@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 30d
Nothing but linkrot remains
SuperEars@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 30d
Get some limbs, sandbag boy.
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social · 3 pts · 30d
Ive sometimes had the thought that an alternate reading of that story could be that Ozymandias's works really were so great as to cause the almighty to despair, so much as to be motivated to destroy them out of spite.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 30d
Ozymandias was the throne name for Ramsesses II also know as the great. He ruled Egypt at its peak for 70 years and left many great works.
tamal3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 29d
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ky9Ro9pP2gc
The cause is Ozymandian...
darthsundhaft@piefed.social · 1 pts · 29d
Is the John Titor website still up?
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 30d
Don't worry, MySpace is coming back, Geocities could be next