Greg Jenner

OK, so we have two Bronze Age experts in the room.

OK, we have two people who know roughly when it was.

You still look worried.

Yeah, a bit later.

Yeah, OK, all right.

Well, today on the podcast, we're going to explore all sorts about Gilgamesh.

And by the end, you will be an expert too.

Fabulous.

Right, let's get cracking then.

So, what do you know?

OK, this is the So What Do You Know?

This is where I have a go at guessing what you, our lovely listener, might know about today's subject.

And you might have heard that the epic of Gilgamesh features a great flood narrative similar to the biblical story of Noah.

Or maybe you've encountered Gilgamesh as the king of heroes from the Fate anime series.

Or if you've read Alif Shafak's 2024 novel, There Are Rivers in the Sky.

Or listen to Johnny Flynn and Robert McFarlane's Gilgamesh-inspired album, Lost in the Cedarwood.

But if you're a movie buff like me, you're plain out of luck because no one's done any kind of movies about Gilgamesh, which is very disappointing.

So who exactly was Gilgamesh?

Was he really that epic?

And how do bull penises fit into our story?