„The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer death – Soraya Field Fiorio“
„Dive into the Epic of Gilgamesh, and follow the king of Uruk on a series of dangerous quests as he searches for immortality.“
„The King who tried to conquer death.“
Source:
https://www.historicmysteries.com/epic-of-gilgamesh/
„It records the story of Gilgamesh when he was a young king, and includes considerations on mortality and humanity. In many ways it has strikingly modern echoes, in its themes on the divine right of kings, their duty to their people, and the desire for immortality.
The Epic of Gilgamesh also touches on, comedy, tragedy, and high adventure all wrapped in an anthology of stories. Not only is it potentially the oldest epic story of humanity, but also has clear echoes in the later.“
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„He is then brought to the city of Uruk to challenge Gilgamesh in a test of strength. However, despite his divine origins, Enkidu loses to Gilgamesh. But instead of treating the defeated Enkidu with disrespect, Gilgamesh befriends him, and they become companions.“
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„The next adventure sees Gilgamesh and Enkidu anger the goddess of war and sex, Ishtar. She is attracted to Gilgamesh for his heroic deeds and kingly prowess but is left spurned by Gilgamesh as he refused her advances.“
„Ishtar is enraged by this and sends the Bull
of Heaven to destroy Gilgamesh. However, with the help of Enkidu holding the bull’s horns to trap it in place, Gilgamesh is able to slay the beast.
Sadly, for his role in the death of the divine bull, Enkidu is struck down by the gods through illness. Gilgamesh is left devastated and fearful of his mortality. He sets out in search of the survivor of the Babylonian flood Utnapishtim to learn how to escape death. Utnapishtim reveals a secret plant that can renew youth though as Gilgamesh obtains it, it is eaten by a serpent.“
„Thus, Gilgamesh returns to Uruk empty-handed and without his friend. Although he failed to find everlasting life, he has become a wiser man and, it is implied, a better ruler.“
„Enkidu’s creation and transition from wild man to civilized man through a woman bear a remarkable resemblance to Genesis and the Garden of Eden. Adam and Enkidu show similar journeys of enlightenment and Gilgamesh, like Adam, is left poorer but wiser at the end of the tale.“
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„There is much that the Epic can tell us about early civilization, and the priorities and mindset of our distant ancestors.“
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„“Gilgamesh.” Could this be the hero of our tale?
Themes of friendship, the role of the king, mortality, and the relationships between Gods and humans resound throughout the poem. These strong themes keep the work as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.“
„The Epic of Gilgamesh (Complete Audiobook, Unabridged)“
„1.138.525 Aufrufe“
„Ancient Recitations
108.000 Abonnenten
A full recitation of the Epic of Gilgamesh, transcribed approximately 2100 BCE.“
„The epic of gilgamesh prologue Gilgamesh King in Uruk. I will proclaim to the
world the deeds of Gilgamesh: This was the man to whom all things were known,
this was the king who knew the countries of the world, he was wise, he saw
mysteries and knew secret things, he brought us a tale of the days before the
flood. He went on a long journey, was weary, worn out with the labor, returning
he rested, he engraved on a stone the hole story. When the gods created
Gilgamesh, they gave him the perfect body, shamash the glorious Sun endowed him
with beauty, .. the god of storm endowed him with courage, the great gods made
his beauty perfect, surpassing all others, terrifying like a great wild bull. 2/3s
they made him God and one third man, In Uruk he built walls a great rampart and the temple of blessed Yana for the God of the firmament Anu and for Ishtar the
Goddess of Love look.“
„Father, there is a man unlike any other who comes down from the hills, he is the
strongest in the world, he is like an immortal from heaven…“
„His father opened his mouth and said to the trapper, my son in Uruk lives Gilgamesh, no one has ever prevailed against him, he is as strong as a star from heaven, go to Uruk, find Gilgamesh, extol the strengths of this wild man, ask him to give you a harlot, a wanton from the temple of love, return with her and let her woman’s power overpower this man, when next he comes down to drink at the wells, she will be there, stripped naked
and when he sees her beckoning he will embrace her and then the wild beasts
will reject him.“
