Mesopotamian Myths the Legendary Past

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A vast legacy of powerful creative writing was once revealed when nineteenth-century scholars managed to decipher the mysterious wedge-shaped symbols of cuneiform script, inscribed on clay tablets over 5,000 years ago by the ancient Mesopotamians. Strikingly familiar themes emerged, forcing the Victorian world to review its belief in the Bible as the sole source of literal truth. Consider the have an effect on of the Epic of Gilgamesh — the saga of a man on the lookout for the name of the game of eternal life — which includes scenes of a flood predating the story of Noah and the Ark. In contrast, an alternative version of human origins is described in the Mesopotamian Epic of Creation, whilst the tale of Etana foreshadows the Greek myth of Ganymede. These and other stories are here retold, in line with the recent translations, and illustrated with the works of both latest and later artists inspired by the rediscovery of these ancient characters and themes. Not only are the myths a foundation of our Western literary tradition, they’re also compelling stories in their own right.

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