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Episode 3: He Who Saw the Deep (The Epic of Gilgamesh)

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The Bull of Heaven

Gilgamesh and Inkidu fought a monster called the Bull of Heaven. The two men returned to Uruk at the summit of their strength. Ishtar asked Gilgamesh to be her husband, making lavish promises about his prosperity. She also promised that if he married her goats would bear triplets. But Gilgamesh knew she had a bit of a history with men.

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