We are not alone
The Earth (Latin Terra, Tellus; Greek Γαῖα, tr. Gaia) is the third planet from the Sun in the Solar System, which formed about 4.54 billion years ago from the solar nebula, a cloud of gas and dust that transformed into a disk during the formation of the Sun. All the planets and asteroids were also … Read more
The story of the creation of the world and people is present in ancient texts and oral traditions all over the world. Some of the oldest written accounts were found in the ruins of King Ashurbanipal’s library in the Assyrian capital of Nineveh, which is located in present-day Iraq. King Ashurbanipal was, colloquially speaking, a … Read more
The Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh describes the search for the secret or source of immortality by the legendary Uruk (or Unug) king Gilgamesh. The epic is based on earlier Sumerian tales about this ruler. Gilgamesh’s traveling companion and friend Enkidu is said to be a humanoid being, previously running around the steppe like an animal, … Read more