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    The Defeat of Gilgamesh: An ancient epic history of love and power

    By Greta Sykes

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    Enheduanna, High Priestess in the city of Ur, tells the story of Inanna, Goddess of love and war and the hero Gilgamesh. It is the year 2450 BC. Inanna's grandmother, the Goddess Ishtar, determines that Inanna must rescue the privileges and high status of women and sends her on a voyage together with a friend and a eunuch. A near death experience leaves Inanna wounded and weak. In the town of Kish they learn that one of the great heroes at the time, Gilgamesh, has acquired fame and notoriety, leaving the citizens of Uruk bewildered and helpless. Together with the High Priestess Nin of Kish, they figure out a plan to bring about his downfall. The revenge of his mother nearly cost them their lives.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAustin Macauley Publishers
    Release dateMar 31, 2020
    ISBN9781528978545
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    Greta Sykes

    Greta Sykes is a German-English poet and author, with a professional life in child and adolescent psychology. This is her second novel. Her first novel, Under Charred Skies, is a biographical story which narrates life around her grandmother and mother during the Weimar Republic. It was published in German under Unter Verbranntem Himmel. Greta Sykes's poems have been published in many anthologies. Her most recent volume is called The Shipping News and has a strong focus on nature. She also writes essays. Her work can be found on liveencounters.net and academia.edu. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and London Voices Poetry group. Her most recent essays are 'Secular ecstasies and revolutionary women poets in 1917' and 'Powerful women in 12th century "Early Renaissance" Sicily'.

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