Mitología homosexual: Gilgamesh y Enkidu, una historia de amor tras el Diluvio Universal | Antinoo. Gilgamesh and his Love for Enkidu. Thanks to discoveries by modern archaeologists it appears that in the past, same-sex relationships were totally accepted and were even the source of great writings. From the old epic poem depicting the love and loyalty between two men to the mastaba (a flat-roofed, rectangular building used for the burial of eminent Egyptians) in Sakkara where two men were buried together after living under the same roof, it can be understood that in ancient civilizations the love between two men or two women was not a scandal and in some situations was even expected and encouraged.
Gilgamesh and Enkidu According to an ancient epic poem, the Sumerian king Gilgamesh –who was thought to have ruled in the 27th century BC– and the giant Enkidu developed an intimate friendship that lasted even after Enkidu’s death. This story reflects the character of the Sumerians who gave more importance to art, culture and the development of writing than to warfare. The Brothers Rome and Greece References: Tournier, Paul. Flood myth. "The Deluge", frontispiece to Gustave Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible. Based on the story of Noah's Ark, this shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs. A flood myth or deluge myth is a symbolic narrative in which a great flood is sent by a deity, or deities, to destroy civilization in an act of divine retribution.
Parallels are often drawn between the flood waters of these myths and the primeval waters found in certain creation myths, as the flood waters are described as a measure for the cleansing of humanity, in preparation for rebirth. Mythologies[edit] The Mesopotamian flood stories concern the epics of Ziusudra, Gilgamesh, and Atrahasis. In the Genesis flood narrative, Yahweh decides to flood the earth because of the depth of the sinful state of mankind.
Claims of historicity[edit] Nanabozho in Ojibwe flood story from an illustration by R.C. See also[edit] References[edit] Jump up ^ Leeming, David (2004). The Epic of Gilgamesh Essays and Related Content. The Epic of Gilgamesh.