OS 09 - Ishtar and Dumazid
This week, we follow the twists and turns of an odd love story, Ishtar and Dumazid, who despite the sometimes questionable nature of their relationship were considered the archetype of lovers in ancie...
4 Dec 201931min
OS 08 - Ishtar Gains Power
Today we are going to weave a few separate tales of Ishtar together to get a picture of her character and power as the Goddess of Love and War. Apologies for the poor audio quality, my set up was fla...
26 Nov 201933min
OS 07 - Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim, and Immortality
Today we finish the epic of Gilgamesh with the story of the mysterious hermit Utnapishtim, a tale that goes all the way back to when the earth was young. We will see labor disputes and quite a lot of ...
20 Nov 201929min
OS 06 - Gilgamesh and the Bull of Heaven
In the penultimate episode of the Epic of Gilgamesh, we see the height of action and adventure. Gilgamesh is going to scorn a beautiful woman, then pay dearly, fighting a mighty battle and going on a ...
20 Nov 201927min
OS 05 - Gilgamesh Has Adventures
In today's episode we cover two side stories of Gilgamesh. First he will fight off an invasion of Uruk in Gilgamesh and Aga, and then he will aid the goddess Ishtar, become obsessed with golf, and lea...
13 Nov 201930min
OS 04 - Gilgamesh vs Humbaba
Here we continue the adventures of Gilgamesh and Enkidu, as they travel far from their city to battle the lord of forests, the fearsome force of nature, the Humbaba itself. This is part two of the Epi...
10 Nov 201926min
OS 03 - Gilgamesh Tames Enkidu
Here we finally begin the Epic of Gilgamesh by recounting the opening tablet and a half, the taming of Enkidu. In this episode we have it all, tyranny, power, lust, and violence, the grand opening of ...
4 Nov 201924min
OS 2.5 - Before the Beginning
The History part of the Oldest Stories begins here. Where did Enmerkar, Lugalbanda, and Gilgamesh come from, and how did civilization arise between the Tigris and Euphrates? Drawing from archeology an...
31 Okt 201942min
