Gilgamesh

Character from civilization by Firaxis Games / 2K

The legendary king of Uruk, hero of the world's oldest epic, who built the first great city and searched the ends of the earth for the secret of immortality.

Also known as: Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, He Who Saw the Deep, Two-Thirds Divine

What They Know

• Rules Sumeria, the first civilization — his cities are ancient by the time other civilizations are founded.
• Forms special alliances with city-states that last far longer and provide greater benefits than normal.
• His friendship with Enkidu, the wild man, taught him that strength without compassion is just brutality.
• Built the walls of Uruk so high and strong that they were still standing centuries after his death.
• Invented (according to his court) the concept of the city itself — the idea of permanent settlement.
• Searched for the plant of immortality at the bottom of the sea and lost it to a serpent.
• Is haunted by Enkidu's death — it is the source of both his wisdom and his restless ambition.

Connections

• rules — uruk
• rivals — montezuma
• admires — gandhi

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