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In the professions they choose, it is unlikely that they will need to quote Rousseau, or recount the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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The rhythm and rhyme helped aid the memories of those who passed along the stories, a process that also gave us the beautiful imagery in the Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, the Vedas, the Bible, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and many others.
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"Very few people actually know about Uruk, but everyone's heard about Gilgamesh, " said Mr. Wartke, meaning both the king and the epic that contains a flood narrative similar to the Bible's.
WSJ: The Ur-Metropolis | Uruk | Pergamon Museum | By A.J. Goldmann