Epic Of Gilgamesh Quotes
Even with just four voices, this page offers a glimpse into the Epic of Gilgamesh and its lingering echo in ancient storytelling. The snippets touch on forgotten wildwoods, anonymous authorship, and flood myths that ripple across cultures. For a broader view, explore Ancient Myths, Flood Narratives, and Mesopotamian Literature.
![“Although the disappearance of the true wildwood [in the British Isles] occurred in the Neolithic period, before humanity began to record its own history, creation myths in almost all cultures look fabulously back to a forested earth. In the ancient Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh, the quest-story which…” quote by Robert Macfarlane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/361/robert-macfarlane-11240_nature_although-the-disappearance-of-the-true-w_1196534.jpg)
![“But my hand was too small to do the gathering. [Epic of Gilgamesh, p. 79]” quote by Herbert Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd9/herbert-mason-66422_gathering_but-my-hand-was-too-small-to-do-the-gath_2260818.jpg)
