tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213093208529982391.post8508913392693159116..comments2024-01-21T05:21:53.264-10:00Comments on The Cautionary Revelation of The Apocalypse: AbsenteeThe Cautionary Revelation of The Apocalypsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15821985631020193972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213093208529982391.post-57959583932453350292010-11-01T15:11:33.970-10:002010-11-01T15:11:33.970-10:00An apt quote since Gilgamesh was a warmonger who e...An apt quote since Gilgamesh was a warmonger who eventually learnt that preserving and cherishing life (Utnapishtim from the flood, the walls of Uruk) was better than destroying it (Humbaba, the Bull of Heaven, Enkidu, the flood) in futile quests for glory. <br /><br />He is lauded at the start of the epic not for his conquests (which are not mentioned) but for his contributions to the city of Uruk (building activities, restoration of lost cultic knowledge), and the painful lessons he learned in his pointless search for fame and immortality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com