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Gilgamesh

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Gil·ga·mesh  (glg-msh)
n. Mythology
The semidivine king of Erech, a city of southern Babylonia, and hero of an epic collection of mythic tales, one of which tells of a flood that covered the earth.
Gilgamesh [ˈgɪlgəˌmɛʃ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) a legendary Sumerian king
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Noun1.GilgameshGilgamesh - a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories


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