The Epic of Gilgamesh (Part 1)
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2019
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
If you haven’t heard of or read the Epic of Gilgamesh, it has EVERYTHING. Kings, gods, epic monster battle, prophetic dreams, and more. But it also has surprising friendships, bad advice, and enough parallels to Frankenstein for Amanda to get use out of her literature degree. Join us as we talk about Gilgamesh’s dating profile, cocktails for when you’re visiting the realm of the gods, and a bull’s butt.
This week, Julia recommends the new Netflix show Russian Doll.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spirits Podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:04.5 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Amanda. |
| 0:08.6 | And I'm Julia. |
| 0:09.6 | And this is episode 115, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Part 1. |
| 0:13.7 | Can I just say, can I get it out of the way and say that this episode is epic? |
| 0:19.3 | I like it a lot. |
| 0:20.7 | I had no idea. Like I think I, I think I was |
| 0:23.1 | meant to read some of the epic of Gilgamesh in world history and then didn't. That sounds right. |
| 0:27.3 | But I should have because this story is wild and we're so excited to bring it to you. We are |
| 0:31.9 | very, very excited. At the, at the moment of recording this, we are going to record this intro and then record part two. |
| 0:38.5 | And Amanda, I'm so excited just for the whole story in general. It's going to be great. |
| 0:42.6 | I can't wait. I can't wait. Also, welcome. You chose a great time and a great episode to have |
| 0:47.7 | your name read out to Paige and Ross Papa, the multitude super patron for joining our Patreon. |
| 0:53.0 | Thank you. I recognized that name when it popped up in our email. |
| 0:56.2 | I'm like, hello. |
| 0:57.2 | Hello, friend. |
| 0:58.2 | We met Ross at our Multitude Live show, and he was awesome. |
| 1:01.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:02.4 | And thank you, as always, to the supporting producers whose support is truly epic. |
| 1:07.4 | Some of them, actually, it's their three-year anniversary as patrons because our first Patreon started three years ago. |
| 1:12.5 | Oh, I'm going to cry now. No. |
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