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Gilgamesh

American

[gil-guh-mesh] / ˈgɪl gəˌmɛʃ /

noun

a legendary Sumerian king, the hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics.

Gilgamesh British

/ ˈɡɪlɡəˌmɛʃ /

noun

a legendary Sumerian king

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Other versions of this list also mention the legendary King Gilgamesh, known from the Epic of Gilgamesh.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Gilgamesh returns to his kingdom of Uruk not as a conqueror but as a witness: to loss, to limitation, to the fragile beauty of what cannot last.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

From a forthcoming choral libretto premiering in Finland to a graphic novel retelling of the "Epic of Gilgamesh," Macfarlane’s creative orbit keeps expanding.

From Salon • May 28, 2025

Gilgamesh has a compound, which is intended, with some psychotherapy, to treat depression and anxiety.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

"He's scared of Nergal. I don't believe it, but Gilgamesh is a coward."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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