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relief sculpture from the Gilgamesh Epic, showing Gilgamesh in a protective attitude and with animals (Early Dynastic) (Ancient Seals of the Near East, No. 3) (1940)

Season 2, Episode 2: The Ur-Pisode: The Queer Heart of The Epic of Gilgamesh, ft. Julian GunnSeason 2, Episode 2: The Ur-Pisode: The Queer Heart of The Epic of Gilgamesh, ft. Julian Gunn

June 15, 2025| Space Wizard| 0 Comment| 6:00 am

For 4000 years, The Epic of Gilgamesh has influenced mythology, theology, and literature, and its rediscovery in the 1850s is itself an epic tale of war, theft, and Hobby Lobby. [...]