Word info

Ozymandias

Noun

Meaning

Ozymandias (plural Ozymandiases)

A person once famous and respected who has since been utterly forgotten.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

An example of the moral nuance of the original novel is the fate of Ozymandias, who, for all intents and purposes, seems to get away with his heinous crimes. Source: Internet

An announcement of Ozymandias’ death, and Jeremy Irons possibly playing an aging Ozymandias, points to it being a sequel. Source: Internet

Characters main The main characters of Watchmen (from left to right): Ozymandias, the second Silk Spectre, Doctor Manhattan, The Comedian (kneeling), the second Nite Owl, and Rorschach. Source: Internet

In John Christopher 's The Tripods trilogy (1967), a vagrant character named Ozymandias leads the characters to rebel against the tripods, which begins the story arc. Source: Internet

A toned-down version of his Y2J persona covers the superficial aspects of the character, and the well-spoken, calculating suit-and-tie Jericho is an uncanny juxtaposition to the post-heel turn Ozymandias. Source: Internet

Except for the scene where Ozymandias explains the meaning of “Who watches the Watchmen?”, which made me want to bang my head against a wall. Source: Internet

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