Ancient Guys Doing Crazy Things (The Epic of Gilgamesh Part 2)

Season 3 // Episode 120

This episode originally aired on January 21, 2020. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby

Part two of the Mesopotamian epic, the first recorded work of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: The Epic of Gilgamesh, translated by Andrew George; https://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/; http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/index.html.

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