# Gilgamesh — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gilgamesh-whe-definition-discussion/10690>\
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**Created:** [December 15, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gilgamesh-whe-definition-discussion/10690 "2022-12-15T17:00:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gilgamesh-whe-definition-discussion/10690/1 "2022-12-15T17:00:01Z")

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Gilgamesh is the semi-mythic King of Uruk best known as the hero of _The Epic of Gilgamesh_ (c. 2150-1400 BCE) the great Babylonian poem that predates Homer's _Iliad_ and _Odyssey_ by 1500 years and, therefore, stands as the oldest piece of epic world literature. Gilgamesh features in several Sumerian poems but is world-famous from the Mesopotamian epic.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/](https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gilgamesh-whe-definition-discussion/10690/2 "2026-07-29T15:20:24Z")

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