Rameses

Ancient Nile monarch

Rameses is a name borne by eleven pharaohs of ancient Egypt, most famously Rameses II (also spelled Ramesses), who ruled for over sixty years in the 13th century BCE and is often identified with the pharaoh of the biblical Exodus.

The name means "Ra has fashioned him," referring to the sun god.

The colossal statues at Abu Simbel depict Rameses II.

cultural

Ozymandias

ShelleyEnglish Romantic surname
ExodusMass departure from a place
MosesHebrew prophet, liberator

biblical · Hollywood · Yul Brynner · epic · film · museum · artifact · archaeology · Egyptology · discovery

monumental

Abu Simbel

Rock-cut Egyptian temple complex

colossusStatue of immense size
statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
templeSacred worship structure

Karnak · Luxor · obelisk · granite · sandstone · carving · inscription · pylon · construction · architect

pharaoh

Egypt

Northeastern African nation

dynastySuccessive family rulers
throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
NileAfrica's longest river

kingdom · coronation · cartouche · hieroglyph · scepter · crown · reign · successor · lineage · palace

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Ra

Egyptian sun deity

sun godDivine personification of daylight's source
AmunTheban king of gods
deityWorshipped supernatural being

priest · ritual · offering · afterlife · mummy · tomb · Valley of Kings · sarcophagus · burial · divine birth

military

Hittites

Ancient Anatolian civilization

chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
battleArmed military engagement
conquestDefeating and seizing control

campaign · warrior · treaty · army · victory · expansion · border · fortress · infantry · archer

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