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Ozymandias
"Ozymandias" ( ) is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822). It was first published in the 11 January 1818 issue of '' The Examiner'' of London.
The poem was included the following year in Shelley's c ...
" is a poem published in 1818 by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Ozymandias may also refer to:
People
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Ramesses II
Ramesses II ( egy, rꜥ-ms-sw ''Rīʿa-məsī-sū'', , meaning "Ra is the one who bore him"; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Along with Thutmose III he is often regarded as ...
, pharaoh of Egypt, known as Ozymandias in Greek sources, on whom a number of poems are based
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Ozymandias (pianist) (born 1971), Swiss pianist
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters and elements
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Ozymandias (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
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Ozymandias (''Watchmen''), a character from the ''Watchmen'' comic book series, film, and television series
* Ozymandias, a character from John Christopher's ''
The Tripods
''The Tripods'' is a series of young adult novels written by John Christopher, beginning in 1967. The first two were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.
Synopsis
The story of ''The Tripods'' ...
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* Ozymandias Justin Llewellyn, a character in the comic strip ''
Ozy and Millie
''Ozy and Millie'' is a daily comic strip that ran from 1998 to 2008, created by Dana Simpson (originally published under D.C. Simpson). It follows the adventures of assorted anthropomorphized animals, centering on Ozy and Millie, two young fo ...
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* Ozymandias,
a dæmon in the ''His Dark Materials'' trilogy by Philip Pullman
* Ozymandias "Oz" Mayfair-Richards, a
character from ''American Horror Story: Cult''
* Ozymandias, a character in James Patterson's 2003 novel ''
The Lake House''
* Ozymandias, an owl in the 1970s children's fantasy series ''
Ace of Wands''
* ''Ozymandias'', the main starship in ''
Dino Crisis 3
is an action-adventure video game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom for the Xbox. Like the previous installments in the ''Dino Crisis'' series, the gameplay revolves around fighting dinosaurs or other reptiles, bu ...
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Music
* ''Qntal IV: Ozymandias'', a 2005 album by
Qntal
Qntal is a German "electro-medieval" band founded in 1991 by Michael Popp and Ernst Horn. They later added vocalist Syrah (Sigrid Hausen) to complete the band. It has roots in Estampie, an acoustic band based on "authentic" Early music, wherea ...
* "Ozymandias", a song by Brymo from the 2020 album ''
Yellow
Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the ...
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* "Ozymandias", a song by Jefferson Starship from the 1976 album ''
Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Grif ...
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* "Ozymandias", a song by The Black League from the 2000 album ''
Ichor
In Greek mythology, ichor () is the ethereal fluid that is the blood of the gods and/or immortals. The Ancient Greek word () is of uncertain etymology, and has been suggested to be a foreign word.
In classical myth
Ichor originates in Greek ...
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* "Ozymandias", a song by The Guggenheim Grotto from the 2005 album ''
...Waltzing Alone''
* "Ozymandias", a song by The Sisters of Mercy, the b-side to their 1988 single "
Dominion
The term ''Dominion'' is used to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire.
"Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 192 ...
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* "My Name Is Ozymandias", a song by Gatsby's American Dream from
their eponymous 2006 album
*“Ozymandias”, a song by
Jean-Jacques Burnel
Jean-Jacques Burnel (born 21 February 1952) is an English musician, producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist with the English rock band The Stranglers. He is the last founding member to remain in the band.
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Other uses in arts and entertainment
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"Ozymandias" (Smith), an 1818 sonnet written by Horace Smith
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"Ozymandias" (short story), by Robert Silverberg, 1958
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"Ozymandias" (''Breaking Bad''), a 2013 episode of ''Breaking Bad''
* "Ozymandias", an
episode of the 1987 TV series ''Beauty and the Beast''
See also
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Ozymandias (fish)'', an extinct fish genus
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Ophiodon ozymandias'', an extinct fish species
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