吉尔伽美什

乌塔那匹兹姆告诉了吉尔伽美什关于大洪水的故事。

The story of the flood is told to Gilgamesh by Utnapishtim .

闪米特人的吉尔伽美什史诗充满了火焰般的战车，还有人类被带到神的花园。

The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh is filled with mentions of fiery chariots and people being taken up to the garden of God .

《吉尔伽美什史诗》是世界上流传最久的故事之一，栩栩如生地讲述了古代苏美尔地区（古代幼发拉底河下游的一个地区）的英勇事迹及壮烈牺牲的场面。

One of the world 's oldest stories , The Epic of Gilgamesh , is a lively tale of heroism and sacrifice from ancient Sumer .

有很多来自其他较早的文学作品的英雄：吉尔伽美什，贝鲁武夫，大力神，佐罗（1919年首次出现）和兰斯洛特。

Certainly many of the heroes from earlier literature : Gilgamesh , Beowulf , Hercules , Zorro ( appearing first in 1919 ) and Sir Lancelot .

从苏美尔的吉尔伽美什史诗到荷马史诗，再到旧约故事，数不清的文学作品触及到这个主题。

Plenty of literature deals with the subject , from the Sumerian epic of gilgamish to the poems of Homer and the writings of the Old Testament .