Ozymandias

Etymology
From, from , , , from , the first part of the throne name of pharaoh. Modern usage derives from the poem , about a proud king whose empire and memory have long since crumbled into obscurity, written by and inspired by 's description of a colossal statue in the.

Noun

 * 1) A person once famous and respected who has since been utterly forgotten.
 * 2) * 2013,, quoted in The Guardian: "Falling short: seven writers reflect on failure"
 * An unavoidable sequel of the posterity delusion is the death of the writerly self, which depends too much on incoherence and inconsistency to remain pompous for long. And of course, the vast majority of today's mummified immortals are tomorrow's Ozymandiases.