Gilgamesh

A legendary king of Uruk, hero of the Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest epic poem in history.

Profession :

Character | Literary Hero

Persona :

Cinematic | Literary | Mythological

Birthplace :

Uruk, N/A, Mesopotamia

Gilgamesh is a semi-mythic Mesopotamian hero and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest piece of epic world literature. This ancient Babylonian poem predates Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey by 1500 years. Gilgamesh is also featured in several Sumerian poems and was possibly a historical king of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, who was posthumously deified.
One interesting fact about Gilgamesh, Literary Hero, is that he was possibly a historical king of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, who was posthumously deified.