lonelyleliel reblogged
Babylonian and Canaanite epics/texts are THE most influential stories of all time and no one really says that out loud. But I am now saying it out loud.
#text#ancient egyptian mythology is probably equally influential#epic of gilgamesh#baal cycle#epic poetry#epic poem#Enûma Eliš#akkadian literature#babylonian literature#sumerian mythology#sumerian literature#babylonian myth#ugaritic texts#legend of keret#tale of aqhat#they influenced everything from the old testament to greek mythology#YES