Publisher's Synopsis
Do you know that the Mesopotamians did not believe in life after death?
Or that their Queen of the Underworld and their arrogant God of War and Pestilence had an epic love story?
In this collection, you will enjoy the epic stories of Ancient Mesopotamia that echoed through other great works like the Bible and the Odyssey. The Sumerian belief system offers a fascinating insight into the lives of these ancient people as they struggled to establish the first empires of man.
Some of the fantastic stories included are:
- The Epic of Gilgamesh: The adventure of Gilgamesh, a tyrannical king who is blessed with a true friend and companion, Enkidu. As they set out to make their names, the young men encounter demons, gods and goddesses, and death. It is the first recorded her
