The Epic of Gilgamesh
Uruk was real. Five thousand years ago it stood among the first cities on Earth, and its king, Gilgamesh, became the hero of the oldest story humanity ever wrote down.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is where it all begins: a restless king, a wild man named Enkidu shaped to match him, a friendship that changes them both, and a journey to the edge of the world in search of a way to escape death. It is grief and wonder, and the first time anyone asked what a life is worth.
A new video series retells the whole of it, from the great walls of Uruk to the waters of the flood. This is the ground our adventure stands on. Start here.
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