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Encyclopedia > Gilgamesh in popular culture

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 StanisÅ‚aw Lem, GILGAMESH is the name of the first self-programmable (and eventually intellectual) computer.
  • Gilgamesh the King by Robert Silverberg. Silverberg also contributed works of short fiction concerning Gilgamesh to the Heroes in Hell shared world series of Bangsian fantasy.
  • The Epic of Gilgamesh, choral work by the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu.
  • The book "How like a god" by Brenda W. Clough is based on the epic.
  • "Gilgamesh" appears in various incarnations in the Final Fantasy series.
  • The hero of Namco's Tower of Druaga and its sequels is also named Gilgamesh.
  • "Gilgamesh" is also a character in TV series Xena: Warrior Princess.
  • An anime show by the same name, aired in 2003.
  • "Gilgamesh" is a Japanese rock band.
  • "Gilgamesh" were a British band 1972 - 1978. They released two albums "Gilgamesh" (1975) and "Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into" (1978)
  • In the Marvel Comics universe, a character known as the Forgotten One claimed to have been the historical Gilgamesh.
  • Gilgamesh, an opera by Serbian composer Rudolf Brucci based on the Epic.
  • Gilgamesh is also a character in the game and anime Fate/stay night, produced by TYPE-MOON.
  • Darmok, an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation is inspired by the tale of Gilgamesh.
  • Gilgamesh appeared in Timewyrm: Genesys, the first novel of the Doctor Who New Adventures.
  • Gilgamesh, by the film director Roger Christian (Pre-production).
  • The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Beginnings to A.D. 100, Volume A, Second Edition pp. 10-12.
  • In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje contains themes from "The Epic of Gilgamesh".
  • 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.
  • In Namco's Tales of Symphonia, a title Zelos Wilder can earn.
  • "Gilgamesh" is a character in David Gemmell's Sipstrassi Stones series of books.
  • "Gilgamesh Wulfenbach" is a character in Phil and Kaja Foglio's series of Girl Genius comics.
  • "Gilgamesh" is one of the answers in John Locke's crossword in the Lost episode Collision
  • "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.


 
 

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