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  2. Gilgamesh - Wikipedia

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    Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /, [7] / ɡ ɪ l ˈ ɡ ɑː m ɛ ʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.

  3. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    This weapon is said to possess the power to destroy entire solar system or Brahmand, the 14 realms according to Hindu cosmology. Brahmashirsha Astra, It is thought that the Brahmashirsha Astra is the evolution of the Brahmastra, and 4 times stronger than Brahmastra. The weapon manifests with the four heads of Lord Brahma as its tip. When it ...

  4. Bull of Heaven - Wikipedia

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    In Tablet VI of the standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh, after Gilgamesh repudiates her sexual advances, Ishtar goes to Heaven, where she complains to her mother Antu and her father Anu. [8] She demands that Anu give her the Bull of Heaven [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and threatens that, if he refuses, she will smash the gates of the Underworld and raise the ...

  5. Naming of weapons in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    In Medieval epics, heroes gave names to their weapons. The name, lineage, and power of the weapon reflected on the hero. Among the major tales are those of Sigurd the Volsung and his sword Gram that he used to kill the dragon Fafnir; [a] [1] Beowulf and the swords Hrunting and Nægling; [2] King Arthur's Excalibur, the "Sword in the Stone"; [2] Roland's Durendal; Waldere's Mimming; [2] and the ...

  6. List of weapons and armour in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    The weapons and armour of Middle-earth are all those mentioned J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings, such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tolkien modelled his fictional warfare on the Ancient and Early Medieval periods of history.

  7. Gilgamesh in the arts and popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Scene of the German theatre play Gilgamesh by René Clemencic and Kristine Tornquist, performed in 2015 . 1988 Girugameshu, a play by the Japanese scholar Takeshi Umehara. That play inspirated the Hayao Miyazaki's 1997 anime epic Princess Mononoke. [26] 1989 Turn left at Gilgamesh, a play by New York playwright Rory Winston. 2007 (September ...

  8. Epic of Gilgamesh - Wikipedia

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /) [2] is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia.The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh (formerly read as Sumerian "Bilgames" [3]), king of Uruk, some of which may date back to the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100 BCE). [1]

  9. Hrunting - Wikipedia

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    Weapons such as swords circulated through Anglo-Saxon society as inheritance through family, birthed through the monsters, found under magic rocks, and as rewards between lords and their subjects. [3] Occasionally such exchange was also seen between warriors. One example of a weapon as a gift is seen in the exchange of Hrunting.