About the name "Ozymandias"

The name of our boat derives from the poem "Ozymandias" from the Greek.

The name was made famous by a sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley and published in 1818. The Shelley sonnet "Ozymandias" tends to portray a feeling of woe as it only depicts our eventual demise rather than the worth we exhibit in our lives. We feel that Ramses II is challenging us to try to excel, not only for ourselves but our country and humanity. The actual inscription on the pedestal of his memorial may evidence this – "King of Kings am I, Ozymandias. If anyone would know how great I am and where I lie, let him surpass one of my works." Ozymandias was pharaoh of Egypt for nearly 67 years in a time when the life span was less than 40 years. He turned the kingdom over to his son and lived another 5 years before he died around age 92. You just didn't live that long if you tended to antagonize your kingdom as the Shelley poem seems to indicate...which may be another secret to a long  life.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozymandias

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