Gilgamesh
Americannoun
noun
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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
Mr. Armitage is particularly attentive to the psychological evolution of Gilgamesh, that lustful tyrant-turned-quester, two-thirds divine, whose journey is less heroic than existential.
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
As Gilgamesh and Enkidu then become friends, and embark on a journey, my mind is transported out of the ship’s pod to the forests, oceans, and great deserts they travel to.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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