The "story" behind this name involves both the ancient history of a pharaoh and a modern literary masterpiece. The Legend of the "King of Kings"
: The traveller describes finding the ruins of a "colossal wreck" in the desert—two massive stone legs and a "shattered visage" half-buried in the sand.
: Beside these boastful words, "nothing beside remains." The once-mighty empire is gone, replaced by "lone and level sands". Modern Connection: The Strategy Game
: On the pedestal of this broken statue, an inscription remains: "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" .