Description
| Product ID: | 9780141998459 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Tablet of Destinies |
| Authors: | Author: Roberto Calasso, Tim Parks |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Indigenous religions, spiritual beliefs and mythologies of the Americas, Ancient religions & mythologies, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Folklore, myths & legends, Mesopotamia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great FloodA long time ago, the gods grew tired of humans and decided to send a flood to destroy them. But Ea, the god of fresh underground water, didn't agree. He advised one of his devotees, Utnapishtim, to build a quadrangular boat to house humans and animals, and saved these living creatures from the Flood. Rather than punish Utnapishtim for his disobedience, Enlil, King of the gods, granted the mortal eternal life and banished him to the island of Dilmun. Thousands of years later, when Sinbad the Sailor is shipwrecked and arrives on that very same island, the two begin a conversation about courage, loss, salvation and sacrifice. An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-11-16 |
