ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Ozymandias-A Greek name for the great Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II, also called the Great (c. 1303-1213 B.C.E.). Rameses was one of the greatest rulers of the ancient world. During his rule (1279-1213 B.C.E.), Egypt became the dominant military power in the region.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ozymandias is a Hellenized form of the prenomen of Ramesses II, Usermaatra. Shelley’s famous poem “Ozymandias” appears to have been inspired by Diodorus Siculus’s description of this Ramesseum colossus.

Detailed explanation-3: -History. In 1250 BCE, Ramesses II bought Orlando (or known as Bio at that time) and quickly saw him/her as his favorite during Egypt’s time when androgyny was fashionable with the Egyptian ruling class. Orlando referred the pharaoh as Ozymandias and saw him as a vain, pretentious man.

Detailed explanation-4: -The pharaoh, also known as Ramses the Great or Ozymandias, was the third of the 19th dynasty of Egypt and ruled for 66 years, from 1279BC to 1213BC.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ramses II was the third pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 19th dynasty, reigning from 1279 to 1213 BCE.