How to Use Gilgamesh in a Sentence

Gilgamesh

noun
  • Gilgamesh will be a free addition that players can download.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 4,000 years ago, follows a king who searches the world for a plant that can restore youth, only to lose the plant to a thieving snake.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 4,000 years ago, follows a king who searches the world for a plant that can restore youth, only to lose the plant to a thieving snake.
    Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
  • It is thought that the Greek myth could be a retelling of an older Babylonian tale, in which the hero Gilgamesh slayed a colossal dog-headed, winged serpent known as a Mush-dragon.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026
  • Monashees led the round and was joined by Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, Gilgamesh Ventures, 468 Capital, Valutia, Sunshine Lake, and others.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Gilgamesh’s Dream; French animation director Ugo Bienvenu’s Arco; Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s A Useful Ghost; Barrio Triste, from music video director Stillz; and Chadian director Achille Ronaimou’s debut feature Diya.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025

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