http://www.shvoong.com/tags/gilgamesh/rss.xml Summaries, Abstracts, Synopses Reviews, Notes & Short Essays on Gilgamesh Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:30:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - Epic of Gilgamesh, The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is the world''s first epic. The protagonist is Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, in southern Mesopotamia. While http://www.shvoong.com/books/501-epic-gilgamesh/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/501-epic-gilgamesh/ Tue, 07 Jun 2005 14:07:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - Gilgamesh and Odysseus, There are many similarities between Gilgamesh, the legendary Babylonian king, and Odysseus, the Greek warrior famous for his cunning and fortitude. Th http://www.shvoong.com/f/books/greek-tragedy/438234-gilgamesh-odysseus/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/books/greek-tragedy/438234-gilgamesh-odysseus/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:16:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - The "Gilgamesh" Epic, This paper deals with the importance of the study of the "Gilgamesh" epic as a means to study the textual history and development of ancient http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/h_history/446539-gilgamesh-epic/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/h_history/446539-gilgamesh-epic/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:23:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - "Gilgamesh the King", This paper discusses Gilgamesh's quest for immortality and whether or not he finally managed achieve it. Gilgamesh is properly the oldest written and http://www.shvoong.com/f/books/448875-gilgamesh-king/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/books/448875-gilgamesh-king/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:24:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - The Flood: Gilgamesh vs. Noah, This paper explains that, although native to different civilizations, Noah to the Hebrews and Utnapishtim to the Babylonians, these two stories are ve http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/religious-studies/456823-flood-gilgamesh-vs-noah/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/religious-studies/456823-flood-gilgamesh-vs-noah/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:29:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - "Gilgamesh", This truth about human understanding as well as human biology is evidenced by the existence of the heroic saga of "Gilgamesh." It examines h http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/457150-gilgamesh/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/457150-gilgamesh/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:30:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - Gilgamesh, The first work of western literature, this is one of man’s oldest myths. Set in the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates (modern day Mes http://www.shvoong.com/books/mythology/1641527-gilgamesh/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/mythology/1641527-gilgamesh/ Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:33:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - One world''s king(Gilgamesh), Gilgamesh''s supposed historical reign is believed to lie within the period 2700BC to 2500BC, 200-400 years before the earliest http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/1664785-world-king-gilgamesh/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/1664785-world-king-gilgamesh/ Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:02:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh was an historical king of Uruk in Babylonia, on the River Euphrates in modern Iraq; he lived about 2700 B.C. Although historians (and http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/1719223-gilgamesh/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/1719223-gilgamesh/ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:30:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - The Epic of Gilgamesh, Penguin Classics presents a friendly version of this moving epos. Gilgamesh is king of Uruk, two thirds god and one part man. His matchless beauty http://www.shvoong.com/books/classic-literature/1726618-epic-gilgamesh/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/classic-literature/1726618-epic-gilgamesh/ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:48:00 GMT