: If I remember right, there are a few lines that mention a statue being
: destroyed: ....I powder a granite monument in a
: soundless flash, showering the grass with molten drops of
: its gold inlay, sending smoking chips of stone
: skipping into the fog....
: This reminds me of King Nebuchadnezzar's vision in the Old Testament of the
: bible.
: In his dream, he saw a statue made of different materials for different parts
: of the body: A head of gold, a Torso of Iron, Legs of Bronze, Feet of
: Steel and Clay.
Interesting indeed. The statue does, as you state, represent the different kingdoms that would rule. If I remember correctly the point of the dream was that Babylon was going to fall due mostly to the king's pride.
