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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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He further compared himself to death-defiers of yore like Gilgamesh, Asclepius, and Jesus, while proffering a scientific assessment of why “being mean is bad for your health.”

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

The epic of Gilgamesh is more than 40 centuries old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the narrator states that Gilgamesh was two-thirds god and one-third man.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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