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25 Apr 201925 Apr 2019Tim Miller

The Great Myths #51: Enkidu in the Underworld (Mesopotamian)

Read the other Great Myths Here Just before his death, Gilgamesh’s friend Enkidu dreams of the Underworld. While what remains of the story is fragmentary, it is remarkable in part for being one of the earliest descriptions in literature of an Underworld. In this case, it is less a place of punishment than one of […]

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9 Aug 201810 Aug 2021Tim Miller

The Great Myths #40: Enkidu Comes of Age (Mesopotamian)

One of the greatest stories of a person “living in nature” becoming “civilized” is perhaps the earliest one. Also here is an intense ambivalence towards the role of women in civilization, as well as the gifts of urban life, such as bread and beer. By the time Enkidu encounters all of them, something has certainly […]

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23 Jan 20188 Apr 2022Tim Miller

The Great Myths #22: The Monster Humbaba (Mesopotamian)

Gilgamesh and his companion Enkidu face Humbaba, the guardian of the cedar forests of Lebanon. The tablets where the story is found contain many breaks, indicated throughout with an ellipsis; and the translation used here fills in some gaps by integrating other versions of the story. Also, in our day and age, the story can […]

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30 Nov 20178 Apr 2022Tim Miller

The Great Myths #6: Enkidu in the Underworld (Mesopotamian)

[Amid the long illness that leads to Enkidu’s death:] As for Enkidu, his mind was troubled, he lay on his own and began to ponder. What was on his mind he told his friend:      “My friend, in the course of the night I had such a dream!” “The heavens thundered, the earth gave […]

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Notes from the Grid: Simple Awareness - Human Voices Wake Us

Preorder print copies of Notes from the Grid here: https://wordandsilence.com/human-voices-wake-us/ Tonight, I read the last three essays from Notes from the Grid. After a short introduction, the eighth essay begins at 6:00, the ninth at 26:30, and the tenth at 54:40. The audio from Philip Roth near the end of tonight's episode comes from Christopher Lydon's 2006 interview with him. As always, send any comments to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humanvoiceswakeus/support
  1. Notes from the Grid: Simple Awareness 01:16:49
  2. Notes from the Grid: The Perpetual Adolescent 51:19
  3. Notes from the Grid: All Things Can Console 42:32
  4. Notes from the Grid: To Criticize the Critic 37:58
  5. Notes from the Grid: Rediscovering the Hidden Life 38:38

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