person
Samson
also: Simson
The strong man of the Book of Judges, who pulled down the temple pillars; in the Sixth Elegy Rilke takes him as the type of the hero already chosen in the mother's womb.
Reading notes
- Duino Elegies §6 Samson
The strong man of Judges who pulled down the temple pillars; here the type of the hero already chosen in the mother's womb.