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Ozymandius, the infamous long-dead subject of two famous sonnets composed by Shelley and Smith. What does this king's name mean? Just what is the etymology of Ozymandius? The ending suffix (-us/-os) is Latin/Greek masculine, though what of "Ozymandi"? is it Mediterranean, Mid-Eastern or other? Also, can "Ozyman" be a name, word or word-combination in any-given language?
Reference:
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~mgamer/Etexts/shelleysmith http://www.rc.umd.edu/rchs/waith.htm
Reference:
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~mgamer/Etexts/shelleysmith http://www.rc.umd.edu/rchs/waith.htm
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The Wikipedia says the following:
The name Ozymandias (or Osymandias) is generally believed to refer to Ramesses the Great (i.e., Ramesses II) , Pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt. Ozymandias represents a transliteration into Greek of a part of Ramesses's throne name, User-maat-re Setep-en-re.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozymandias
Rene www.AboutNames.ch
The name Ozymandias (or Osymandias) is generally believed to refer to Ramesses the Great (i.e., Ramesses II) , Pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt. Ozymandias represents a transliteration into Greek of a part of Ramesses's throne name, User-maat-re Setep-en-re.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozymandias
Rene www.AboutNames.ch
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Ooooh, interesting!
That I can translate:
User maat re: strong/powerful is the justice of Re
Setep en re: chosen of Re
look: www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/orig/pdf/column.pdf
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
That I can translate:
User maat re: strong/powerful is the justice of Re
Setep en re: chosen of Re
look: www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/orig/pdf/column.pdf
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
This message was edited 6/6/2005, 11:47 AM
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Thankyou, you have told me just what I needed to
know about this name. Such an evil evil name...
know about this name. Such an evil evil name...
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Ozyman sounds Babylonian/Persian to me, a la Ahriman. But you should also check Osman.
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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