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World Literature's First Existentialist Musings: Before Ecclestiastes, Hamlet, Dostoevsky, and Camus, There was The Epic of Gilgamesh
At the start of Part 2 of the Epic of Gilgamesh, when Enkidu and Gilgamesh have now become friends, Enkidu tells Gilgamesh: The father of the gods has given you kingship, such is your destiny, everla… more »
Prometheus Unbound
World Literature's First Existentialist Musings: Before Ecclestiastes, Hamlet, Dostoevsky, and Camus, There was The Epic of Gilgamesh
santitafarella wrote 1 hour ago: At the start of Part 2 of the Epic of Gilgamesh, when Enkidu and Gilgamesh have now become friends, … more »
Who Says Gay Marriage Isn't Part of Western Civilization?: Gay Marriage Between Gilgamesh and Enkidu in Mesopotamia Circa 2500 BCE
santitafarella wrote 23 hours ago: The wrestling scene between Enkidu and Gilgamesh, at the end of Part One of the Gilgamesh Epic, rais … more »
WWF in Ancient Mesopotamia: Enkidu Wrestles Gilgamesh
santitafarella wrote 1 day ago: In Part 1 of the Epic of Gilgamesh we discover these basic plot elements: The city of Uruk is estab … more »
Giglamesh
nancyboo wrote 1 day ago: Calk Farm Rod, Camden Market, London NW1 8AH http://www.gilgameshbar.com/ Amazing Amazing Amazin … more »
Creation Cryptids: Bigfoot, Enkidu and Esau
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Sirius wrote 2 days ago: Now Bigfoot is just not something Christians usually tackle. I recall reading an article in the Char … more »
Enkidu, the Prophet Amos, Karl Marx, and Barack Obama: What Do the Gilgamesh Epic, the Bible, the Communist Manifesto, and The Audacity of Hope Have in Common?
santitafarella wrote 3 days ago: Toward the end of Book One of the Epic of Gilgamesh, Enkidu has moved from a Tarzan-like wild state, … more »
Enkidu's Woman: Carla Bruni and the Civilizing Sexfiend in the Epic of Gilgamesh
santitafarella wrote 3 days ago: This past week, New York Times columnist, Maureen Dowd, had a wonderful profile of Carla Bruni, the … more »
An Abnormal Interest in Gilgamesh
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cfeagans wrote 4 days ago: I’ve written about Gilgamesh and ancient Mesopotamia several times in the past, but my article … more »
Apollo and Dionysus, or Gilagmesh and Enkidu: A Nietzschean Reading of the Epic of Gilgamesh
santitafarella wrote 5 days ago: In the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh there are two chief characters: Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Both are … more »
No Matter What You Do, Cosmo, You're Still Going to Die: Gilgamesh as a Superman, But Not Quite a God
santitafarella wrote 6 days ago: Two-thirds they made him god and one third man, is how the Mesopotamian Gilgamesh Epic describes Gil … more »
Kinnikinnick Wheat-free cake mix...great!
avthompson wrote 1 week ago: Well, I made up the Kinnikinnick brand Gluten-free White Cake mix… no photo because…well … more »
Gilgamesh and Gandhi
jenkapotente wrote 1 week ago: How does ”wrestling with the stranger” function as an ethical theme in the story of G … more »
In the California Summer, Van Gogh Meets General Motors
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santitafarella wrote 1 week ago: On an evening walk with my camara I saw a vintage, baby blue truck with a baby blue “Starry N … more »
Real Truths About Religion and God
thewordofme wrote 2 weeks ago: People have responded to many of my posts about religion by asking me where my proofs come from. I s … more »
Home Base!
Bateslife wrote 1 month ago: “…You see, in the beginning of Second Semester, right after I got back from abroad, I de … more »
Imagery in Gilgamesh
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stephaniesharp209 wrote 1 month ago: The Epic of Gilgamesh contains much imagery. Found in the first six tablets, some of these include, … more »
Meaning of Life (in account to Gilgamesh's story)
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oksana85 wrote 1 month ago: Long time ago, when I was perhaps in 4th grade, to the teacher’s question about the meaning of lif … more »
Spiritual Transformation of Gilgamesh.
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Robertas Kurakovas wrote 1 month ago: I would like to describe a spiritual transformation of King Gilgamesh through Epic literature. Aft … more »
