The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Flood Story & Plant of Life 🌊🌱 (Part VI)

🌍 Gilgamesh finally meets Utnapishtim, the immortal survivor of the Great Flood. Utnapishtim reveals how the gods once unleashed a great storm to erase humanity—yet wisdom and courage saved life itself. 🕊️⛰️ But immortality is not easily won…Gilgamesh fails the test of staying awake, and though he briefly seizes a plant of youth from the depths of the sea 🌱, a serpent steals it away 🐍. This is the turning point: Gilgamesh must face the truth of mortality. In the final part VII, we’ll see how he returns to Uruk with newfound wisdom. Would you risk everything chasing immortality—or accept life’s fleeting beauty? ✨