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From [[Ancient Mesopotamia|Mesopotamian]] [[mythology]], a [[hero]] whose adventures are recounted in the fragmentary ''[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]''. There are numerous versions of this [[epic]] story and no consensus that one particular version is the ''standard'' one. Gilgamesh has some characteristics in common with [[Heracles]] and [[Achilles]], particularly in attachment to a [[friendship|friend]] who [[death|dies]]. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
From [[Ancient Mesopotamia|Mesopotamian]] [[mythology]], a [[hero]] whose adventures are recounted in the fragmentary ''[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]''. There are numerous versions of this epic story and no consensus that one particular version is the ''standard'' one. Gilgamesh has some characteristics in common with [[Heracles]] and [[Achilles]], particularly in attachment to a friend who dies.

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Gilgamesh [r]: From Mesopotamian mythology, a hero whose adventures are recounted in the fragmentary Epic of Gilgamesh. There are numerous versions of this epic story and no consensus that one particular version is the standard one. Gilgamesh has some characteristics in common with Heracles and Achilles, particularly in attachment to a friend who dies.