Epic of Gilgamesh

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12 years, 2 months ago at Feb 9 15:38

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A 4,700 year old tale from Mesopotamia featuring kings, wild men, fearsome ogres, and the ever-elusive quest for immortality. It's an astounding bit of fortune that enough fragments have been found (and painstakingly translated) to put together a cohesive storyline, much less make it an enthralling read... never-the-less I found myself sitting in Starbucks, glued to the pages and desperate to know... read more

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Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic poem that dates back to the third millennium BC. Together they journey to the Spring of Youth, defeat the Bull of Heaven and slay the monster Humbaba. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh’s grief and fear of death are such that they lead him to undertake a quest for eternal life. A timeless tale of morality, tragedy and pure adventure, The Epic of Gilgamesh is a landmark literary exploration of man’s search for immortality.

Manufacturer: Penguin Classic
Release date: 31 December 2002
ISBN-10 : 0140449191 | ISBN-13: 9780140449198

Tags: Mythology (5), Fantasy (2), Adventure (2), Mesopotamia (2), Epic (1), Friendship (1), Tragedy (1), Poetry (1), Literature (1), Quest (1), Immortality (1), Epic Poetry (1), Epic Poem (1)

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"5.6. A classic epic everyone should read at least once in their lifetime. The history of the story alone is interesting as they come: the main character is actually a historical figure whose life inspired lots of mythological stories. Over the time these stories were told and written over and over again until they were standardized by Babylonian priests. Because the stories have evolved so much over the years it has grown from a simple adventure story into an esoteric religious allegory filled"