Gilgamesh: Myth, History, and Origins

King Gilgamesh wasn't just some ancient legend. He was a real ruler of Uruk around 2700

BC, and archaeological evidence confirms it. Here's what blows

my mind. This guy was supposedly two thirds god, one third human, and ancient texts

describe him as massive, way taller than normal people. The Epic of Gilgamesh

is literally humanity's oldest written story, predating the Bible by over a thousand years.

But here's where it gets wild. His quest for immortality led him to a plant that could grant

eternal life. Sound familiar? It mirrors the Tree of Life. Even crazier,

the flood story in his epic matches Noah's flood almost perfectly, but it was written