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The Epic of Gilgamesh: Crash Course World Mythology #26 - YouTube
This week, we're continuing our discussion of heroes by talking about Gilgamesh, star of one of the earliest written hero stories, The Epic of Gilgamesh. Gil...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWppk7-Mti4
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SparkNotes: The Epic of Gilgamesh: Plot Overview
A short summary of 's The Epic of Gilgamesh. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Epic of Gilgamesh.
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gilgamesh/summary/
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Inanna's Descent: A Sumerian Tale of Injustice - Ancient History Encyclopedia
The Sumerian poem, The Descent of Inanna (c. 1900-1600 BCE) chronicles the journey of Inanna, the great goddess and Queen of Heaven, from her realm...
https://www.ancient.eu/article/215/inannas-descent-a-sumerian-tale-of-injustice/
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Inanna and the Huluppu Tree | Inanna & Dumuzi
In the first days, in the very first days, In the first nights, in the very first nights, In the first years, in the very first years, In the first days when everything needed was brought into being, In the first days when everything needed was properly nourished, When bread was baked in the shrines…
https://inannadumuzi.wordpress.com/inanna-and-the-huluppu-tree/
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The Myth of Etana - Ancient History Encyclopedia
The Myth of Etana is the story of the Sumerian antediluvian King of Kish who ascends to heaven on an eagle to request the Plant of Birth from the...
https://www.ancient.eu/article/224/the-myth-of-etana/
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Atrahasis
Atrahasis, "the surpassingly wise," is the name of the Mesopotamian hero of the Flood in the myth of the same name (corresponding to the biblical Noah), recorded in Assyro-Babylonian literature from the Old Babylonian period up until the New Babylonian period.
https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/atrahasis
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The Great Flood: Babylonian version
The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous.
https://www.livius.org/articles/misc/great-flood/flood3/
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The World’s Oldest Known Pieces Of Literature
Pertaining to two ancient Sumerian works.
https://www.realmofhistory.com/2016/07/21/world-oldest-known-literature-ancient-sumerian/
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Adapa | Mesopotamian mythology | Britannica.com
Adapa, in Mesopotamian mythology, legendary sage and citizen of the Sumerian city of Eridu, the ruins of which are in southern Iraq. Endowed with vast intelligence by Ea (Sumerian: Enki), the god of wisdom, Adapa became the hero of the Sumerian version of the myth of the fall of
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Adapa
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Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation - Full Text - Ancient History Ency
The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Mesopotamian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening lines of...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ancient.eu/amp/2-225/
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Enuma Elish
The Enuma Elish (which are the first two words of the epic and mean simply “When on high”) is the creation myth of ancient Mesopotamia.
https://www.csun.edu/~rlc31920/documents/History%20110/Enuma_Elish.pdf
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Mesopotamian Creation Myths
Stories describing creation are prominent in many cultures of the world.
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/epic/hd_epic.htm
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Marvel meets Mesopotamia: how modern comics preserve ancient myths
Unlike the Greek heroes, many Mesopotamian mythical figures have slipped into obscurity. An exception to this is their representation in comics, such as Gilgamesh, who served alongside Captain America as an Avenger.
http://theconversation.com/marvel-meets-mesopotamia-how-modern-comics-preserve-ancient-myths-101529
