Gilgamesh
noun
Gil·ga·mesh
ˈgil-gə-ˌmesh 
gil-ˈgä-
: a legendary Sumerian king and hero of the Gilgamesh Epic
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Plus: Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals released positive topline results for its phase 2 clinical study of its drug candidate GM-2505 for the treatment of major depressive disorder, finding both rapid and durable decrease in symptoms for patients in the study.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The line from Gilgamesh at the top of the film is about how the lord directed him to look at the water and see his loved one.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
In the central episode, Gilgamesh and Enkidu travel to the sacred cedar forest, which flourishes on the banks of the Euphrates.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
There was also Enkidu, a legendary figure and friend of the iconic Gilgamesh in Mesopotamian (Sumerian) mythology and Ótr, who, in Norse mythology, could take any form but usually picked that of an otter.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Humanity’s oldest epic is a doomed quest for immortality: Around four millenniums ago, the Sumerians told of a Mesopotamian king named Gilgamesh who set out to find life everlasting and briefly located a youth-restoring plant, only to lose it on his way home.
—Joe Kloc, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Our oldest work of epic literature tells the story of King Gilgamesh and his struggle with mortality.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
The Sumerian king, Gilgamesh, had so much power over his subjects and abused them, even their gods were appalled and reined him in.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Plus: Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals released positive topline results for its phase 2 clinical study of its drug candidate GM-2505 for the treatment of major depressive disorder, finding both rapid and durable decrease in symptoms for patients in the study.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The line from Gilgamesh at the top of the film is about how the lord directed him to look at the water and see his loved one.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
In the central episode, Gilgamesh and Enkidu travel to the sacred cedar forest, which flourishes on the banks of the Euphrates.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
There was also Enkidu, a legendary figure and friend of the iconic Gilgamesh in Mesopotamian (Sumerian) mythology and Ótr, who, in Norse mythology, could take any form but usually picked that of an otter.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Humanity’s oldest epic is a doomed quest for immortality: Around four millenniums ago, the Sumerians told of a Mesopotamian king named Gilgamesh who set out to find life everlasting and briefly located a youth-restoring plant, only to lose it on his way home.
—Joe Kloc, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Our oldest work of epic literature tells the story of King Gilgamesh and his struggle with mortality.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
The Sumerian king, Gilgamesh, had so much power over his subjects and abused them, even their gods were appalled and reined him in.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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