Day: June 26, 2022

Gilgamesh meets Utnapishtim, Flood survivor

Gilgamesh makes a dangerous journey (Tablets IX and X) in search of Utnapishtim, the survivor of the Babylonian Flood, in order to learn from him how to escape death. When he finally reaches Utnapishtim, Gilgamesh is told the story of the Flood and is shown where to find a plant that can renew youth (Tablet XI).

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Drowning the Giants in the Flood of Ymir

Upon mustering their collective strength, the three sons of Bor launched a brutal assault on Ymir. As the giant Ymir succumbed to their might, torrents of his blood gushed forth, inducing a cataclysmic flood that claimed the lives of all but two giants. The surviving duo, Bergelmir and his spouse, found refuge on a piece of driftwood and became the founders of a new lineage of giants.

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