In this composition, the mention of the seven sleeping men alludes to the Christian mythology of seven holy men, who were locked in a cave by Decius when religious persecution was rampant. However, the seven men did not die. They resurrected after the reopening of the cavern. This allusion is essential in bringing out the persona’s undying obsession with the White Goddess. The obsession cannot die because the person fantasizes about the White Goddess. It is ironical for the saints to condemn the White Goddess, yet in the search for her, the Person encounters them before finding the White Goddess eventually.
The White Goddess is so influential in the person’s life. Consequently, upon thinking her, the persona forgets all the bad faith and the brutality that was exhibited by the White Goddess in the past. The persona's greatest desire is to know the White Goddess, and he feels that he is lucky to have a muse that motivates him to brave all the obstacles on the way.
Arguably, the persona has fantasies about the White Goddess because it cannot be ascertained with accuracy that the White Goddess exists. The overstatement concerning the volcano head, the seven sleeping men, and the ice indicates that the person could only be having illusions about the White Goddess; thus, he is an imaginary figure that does not exist. The imaginations are the source of motivation in the person’s life, however.
