Percy Shelley: Poems

Which people did ozymandias intend the statue to impress and scare off? Quote words from the text on the pedestal which make his plan.

Ozymidias

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I think the statue meant to scare off invading foreign armies or travelers. The words on the pedestal read:

My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'