We delve into the epic tale of Gilgamesh, the legendary Mesopotamian king. From his incredible strength and bravery to his quest for immortality, the episode explores the timeless themes of ...

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 19, 2025, Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Gilgamesh, Ponce and the Quest to Live Forever.

In the "Epic of Gilgamesh," written over 4,000 years ago, Enkidu, the great friend of the demigod Gilgamesh, dies. Afraid of death, Gilgamesh asks the sage Utnapishtim, the only survivor of the ...

From monster slaying and wrestling matches, to weeks-long sexual encounters and a quest for eternal life, the Epic of Gilgamesh tells us a lot about humanity. Further information ...

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Scholars have struggled to identify fragments of the epic of Gilgamesh — one of the world’s oldest literary texts. Now A.I. has brought an “extreme acceleration” to the field.