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Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and that Craft Store
A strange graphic for an odd episode. Gilgamesh is widely honored as an epic kind of hero, a great king sent by the gods themselves. In this episode, I walk us through some historical records and then go ahead and point out some of the more despicable sides of a man who is most certainly the prototype for the hero's journey. Take this with a grain of salt, breathe, and laugh a little.
Resources:
Epic of Gilgamesh - Wikipedia
Bronze Age | Definition, History, Inventions, Tools, & Facts | Britannica
21st century BC - Wikipedia
Third Dynasty of Ur - Wikipedia
Enmebaragesi - Wikipedia
Gilgamesh -…
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