The Sumerian hero-king Gilgamesh has inspired several works in modern popular culture: It has been suggested that Edubba be merged into this article or section. ... According to the Sumerian king list, Gilgamesh was the fifth king of Uruk (Early Dynastic II, first dynasty of Uruk), the son of Lugalbanda. ...
A rumored Akatsuki member from the Naruto anime is to be a man named Gilgamesh and World's greatest swordsman.
In Golem XIV by Stanisław Lem, GILGAMESH is the name of the first self-programmable (and eventually intellectual) computer.
In Highlander: The Series, Gilgamesh was rumored to be the first immortal ever recorded by a "watcher", and would be the sole reason behind the formation of the watcher organization.
"Gilgamesh" is an Argentinean comic book series by Robin Wood.
"Gil Gamesh" is a major character in Philip Roth's novel The Great American Novel. In the book, Gamesh is a sinister, Babylonian pitcher who attempts to kill an umpire.
"Project Gilgamesh" attempts to create a supersoldier, but instead creates a villain named Bane, in Batman: The Animated Series.
The Novel "To the Land of the Living" By Robert Silverberg. Is a major adaption of the legend.
"Gilgamesh II", a four-issue limited series comic book published by DC Comics in 1989, featured an powerful being of unknown origin who discovers a wild brother, who then dies; the hero eventually becomes separated from humanity and, with only aliens for company, chooses to vanish into a void.
"The Tomb of Gilgamesh" is a song by Tourniquet from their album "Microscopic view of a telescopic realm", wherein Gilgamesh repents from his deeds.