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.įollowing Calasso's masterful retelling of ancient Greek myths in The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony and Indic myths in Ka, this richly imaginative work delves into the crucible of our collective consciousness to reimagine the origin stories of one of the earliest human civilizations. J History Edit An edition of Tablet of Destinies (2022) Tablet of Destinies by Roberto Calasso 0 Ratings 0 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 4 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 2022 Publisher Penguin Books, Limited Language English This edition doesnt have a description yet. 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. 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. But Ea, the god of fresh underground water, didn't agree. I remember days of desperation.'Ī long time ago, the gods grew tired of humans and decided to send a flood to destroy them. Men just went on multiplying and the noise they made was ever more irksome. It came at the end of a long, tormented story. An immersive and entertaining tale based on the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood, from the renowned publisher and writer Roberto Calasso. 'The Flood didn't come suddenly as a big surprise.
A beguiling new reimagining of one of the most ancient and mysterious origin myths of human civilization
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