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The Reality of Dreams
Throughout Human history, dreams have fascinated, inspired and disturbed us. Where do they come from? Why do they happen? What do they mean? Different civilisations have tried to answer these questions. The Ancient Mesopotamians thought of dreams as divine messages. The most well known Mesopotamian story is the Epic of Gilgamesh, where Gilgamesh receives dreams about the future. They also had dream temples, where people would go in order to sleep and receive these divine messages in their […]https://johnbronze.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/the-reality-of-dreams/
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J'ai terminé l'épopée de #Gilgamesh un petit récit épique et peu être l’une des œuvres littéraires les plus anciennes de l’humanité. 🤩 🗿
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Happy #ValentinesDay (belated)
From me to you <3
Or #Gilgamesh and #Enkidu to each other 😜
i am once again asking you to read #theEpicofGilgamesh
It's approx 4,000 years old, about love and grief at its core and will tear your heart out and begin to mend it again.
Ease of reading: read Stephen Mitchell's version
Academic reading: read Sophus Helle's
(or read both <3)
v-day cards are from "Queer at Last" podcast, shared with permission.
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𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗜𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮" 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗛. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 -
An original setting (!) and energized retelling of the most potent myth in ancient Sumer, fantasized unfortunately almost out of recognition.
#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #read #book #readreadread #emilyhwilson #inanna #historicalfantasy #fantasy #sumerianstrilogy #gilgamesh
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New Peter Pringle dropped. Get your Gilgamesh on. It's a Bronze Age banger. https://youtu.be/kf55lZc3SZk?si=l3Yl48TkR10VV4Ls #Enkidu #Gilgamesh #PeterPringle #Babylon #mythology #epic #music
