Anonymous (Ancient Mesopotamian)

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A listener named Mister Hernandez wrote in about the universality of hero epics across cultures. Steve discusses how the Epic of Gilgamesh, from ancient Sumatra/Mesopotamia, is 'Originally an oral epic that was later compiled and written down centuries before any modern religious text. In ancient Acadia, it's a hero's epoch. It has the Great Flood, it has the Garden of Eden, it has an arc.' This was mentioned in the context of discussing common themes in mythology across disparate cultures.

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Referenced in discussion of the origins of the undead/zombies in literature, noting that Ishtar threatens to raise the dead from their graves

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Mentioned by Laura Krantz alongside Beowulf as an example of ancient literature featuring giant, hairy human-like creatures, discussing the cultural fascination with this particular 'shape' or form across different civilizations.

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Referenced when discussing the goddess Ishtar/Inanna. Tom mentions that a famous story about Ishtar descending to the underworld is told 'several times, including in Gilgamesh, the famous epic.'