12. Gilgamesh orders the armorers or weapon-makers to make them the following armaments
17. Gilgamesh does not learn the secret of everlasting life,…
17. Gilgamesh does not learn the secret of everlasting life, but when he returns to Uruk accompanied by Urshanabi, he says: “Urshanabi, climb up to the wall of Uruk, inspect the foundation terrace, and examine well the brickwork, see if it not of burnt bricks; and did not the seven wise men lay these foundations? One third of the whole is city, one third is garden, and one third is field, with the precinct of the goddess Ishtar. These parts and the precinct are all Uruk.” Gilgamesh statement tells us that he has learnt that:
9. Ishtar releases the Bull of heaven on Gilgamesh and Uruk…
9. Ishtar releases the Bull of heaven on Gilgamesh and Uruk because she
16. When Enkidu arrives in the wilderness after being create…
16. When Enkidu arrives in the wilderness after being created, he is described as: “Father, there is a man, unlike any other, who comes down from the hills. He is the strongest in the world, he is like an immortal from heaven. He ranges over the hills with the wild beasts and eats grass; he ranges through your lands and comes down to the wells. I am afraid and dare not go near him.” These words are said of Enkidu by,
6. In the middle of the fierce battle with Humbaba, Gilgames…
6. In the middle of the fierce battle with Humbaba, Gilgamesh almost loses Enkidu to Humbaba’s attack. He recovers his composure and is about to kill Humbaba when
Rama is the human incarnation or avatar of the god Vishnu an…
Rama is the human incarnation or avatar of the god Vishnu and his birth is necessitated by
1.Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, is a powerful and godlike man…
1.Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, is a powerful and godlike man, while Enkidu is described as
Queen Kaikeyi’s opposition to Rama’s accession to the throne…
Queen Kaikeyi’s opposition to Rama’s accession to the throne is instigated by
Deep in the heart of the forest, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana m…
Deep in the heart of the forest, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana meet with temptations and tests of various kinds, and one of them is in the form of Soorpanakha
Ravana’s uncle Mareecha had already warned him about making…
Ravana’s uncle Mareecha had already warned him about making an enemy of Rama, and after Hanuman sets fire to Lanka, the demons are puzzled and concerned, and no one is more concerned than one of Ravana’s own family members, Vibishan, who advises Ravana to return Sita to Rama and to apologize to him, at which Ravana is so incensed that he