Gilgamesh and the Quest for Immortality

Legends and Fables 101 · Oct 31, 2026 · 7m

Four thousand years ago, a king went looking for the one thing no king has ever found. Season two opens with the oldest written story on Earth: Gilgamesh, tyrant of Uruk, his wild friend Enkidu, the monster Humbaba, the Bull of Heaven, and a quest for immortality that ends at the bottom of the sea — and on top of a wall.

Chapters:

0:00 — Cold Open

0:18 — Welcome

0:53 — The Tyrant of Uruk

2:12 — The Friend

4:06 — The Quest

6:13 — What Remains

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