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Many of questions face the human during the long history.
The most important one is : Will human being reach immortality?

Do you know Gilgamesh?

We will talk today about gilgamesh and his trip in the search for immortality!

Four thousand years ago in Mesopotamia ,in the Orok city
Gilgamesh was the king of Orok, but a bad one.He was unjust

Legend says about Gilgamesh was third of him human and two-third god.

People of orok city entreat to god Ano to help him
Ano send Ankedo to orok city for helping.

Ankedo was living in the forest and he was helping the animals from fisherman.

The fisherman went to Gilgamesh and told him about Ankedo.

After that Gilgamesh was angry from Ankedo, Gilgamesh decided to kill Ankedo,for that Gilgamesh go


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