Gilgamesh

[ gil-guh-mesh ]

noun

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

Gilgamesh

/ ˈɡɪlɡəˌmɛʃ /

noun

1. a legendary Sumerian king

Example Sentences

Gilgamesh is the heavy lifter of the Eternals, with strength that would make Thor and the Hulk take notice.

From Washington Post

Whereas each Eternal has a more elaborate power when in battle with deviants, Gilgamesh just punches them in the face really hard.

From Washington Post

For example, Hanson said, the systematic excavation of an artifact like the Gilgamesh would provide scholars with specific location data and other potentially significant details.

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The Gilgamesh poem holds a special place in human history, in Iraqi history.

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Gilgamesh and Herodotus were among the cerebral choices that made the cut, among an eclectic crowd of others.

From Washington Post

Each division contains the story of a single adventure in the career of Gilgamesh.

From Project Gutenberg

Ishtar fell in love with Gilgamesh, but he refused her because all men and beasts whom she loved she reduced to misery.

From Project Gutenberg

Eabani followed the priestess to Uruk, where he and Gilgamesh became comrades,—heroes of war and slayers of monsters.

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Gilgamesh is portrayed full-face and has the long vertically streaked beard so frequently seen on the cylinder-seals.

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In Fig. 57 we have the impression of another seal in which Gilgamesh and Ea-bani are the prominent actors.

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