They say that that haunting memory-face is modeled from my own, as it was at twenty-five; but upon the marble base is carven a single name in the letters of Attica - HYPNOS.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A sculpture of the god of sleep is made to look like the narrator. It suggests the narrator is connected to sleep or death.
- In plain terms
- A statue of sleep looks like the speaker.
- What can you take from it?
- Obsession can mirror the self.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does the statue say about the narrator?
- Is the narrator dreaming?
Another view
Context is limited without knowing the full story.
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