Gods, Priests, and Warrior Kings: The Sumerian World of Gilgamesh
Marathon Reading - Gilgamesh, the First Superhero
Dr. Gil Stein, Director of Oriental Institute
Dr. Jim Hollis, Director of the Jung Center
Thursday, October 25, 2007
The Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross
Cosponsored by the Rothko Chapel
Long before Superman, before Beowulf, the was Gilgamesh.....the first superhero. Love, loss, sex, betrayal, death, mortality. It's all here in the world's first story. The epic of Gilgamesh touches us today becuase its conerns are universal. Who are our heroes? Who will lead us? Who among us will be immortal? Dr. Stein helps us discofer the culture that produced Gilgamesh. Then, the story on the clay tablets is brought to life at a marathon reading by people from across the Houston community with commentary and sicussion by Dr. Jim Hollis of the Jung Center.
6:30 p.m. - Champagne Reception - Celebrate our 40th Anniversary
7:00 p.m. - Gods, Priests, and Warrior Kings - Lecture, Dr. Stein
8:15 p.m. - Gilgamesh, the First Superhero - Dr. Jim Hollis, commentary
and marathon reading of the book Gilgamesh
