# The Myth of Adapa — WHE Article Discussion (2-216) **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [February 23, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-myth-of-adapa-whe-article-discussion-2-216/17223 "2011-02-23T20:38:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
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The _Myth of Adapa_ (also known as _Adapa and the Food of Life_) is the Mesopotamian story of the Fall of Man in that it explains why human beings are mortal. The god of wisdom, Ea, creates the first man, Adapa, and endows him with great intelligence and wisdom but not with immortality, and when immortality is offered Adapa by the great god Anu, Ea tricks Adapa into refusing the gift. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/216/the-myth-of-adapa/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/216/the-myth-of-adapa/)._ * * * **Join the Conversation** - Does this match what you've learned about the topic before? - What would you like to know more about? - Anything here you'd push back on? Is there anything you'd like to ask about this article? Ask away — and if you spot something that should be covered, that's useful to know too. ---
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