The Ancient Mesopotamian poem entitled the Epic of Gilgamesh (ca. 27th century BC) 1 is famed as being the first corpus of epic literature known to man. It is also a source of much conjecture ...

Gilgamesh and Enkidu end up becoming friends and go on a journey to kill the monster Humbaba together, then protect the city from the Bull of Heaven when the goddess Ishtar sends it to destroy ...