Gilgamesh the King, the first book in this series, tells the story of how Gilgamesh and Enkidu become friends.These three books are lavishly illustrated and faithful to the original story: Along the way he finds friendship and eventually comes to a new understanding of himself and his place in the world. It is the story of a king, part man/part god, who searches for immortality. It is older than Homer’s masterpieces, The Odyssey and The Iliad, dating back to the 3rd millennium B.C. The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest and most powerful stories that has survived until our day. The poet Rainer Maria Rilke, who read this story often, wrote, “Gilgamesh is an immensity.” The Last Quest of Gilgamesh by Ludmila Zeman | 978-0887763809 The Revenge of Ishtar by Ludmila Zeman | 978-0887764363 Gilgamesh the King by Ludmila Zeman | 978-0887764370 We make a commission if you use the Amazon links on this page.
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