Episode 14 Gilgamesh’s Journey Ancient Hero in a Modern Tale

from History, Myth & Fiction Storytelling · host Andy Taylor

Long before Homer sang of Achilles, before King Arthur drew Excalibur, there was Gilgamesh—the hero-king of Uruk. His story, carved on clay tablets in cuneiform more than four thousand years ago, is the world’s earliest known epic. It is a tale of kingship and friendship, of grief and immortality. But beyond history, Gilgamesh’s journey still feels startlingly modern, echoing questions we ask even today: What is the meaning of life? How do we face death?

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