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The Flower of Immortality by MARGARET ROSE
Gilgamesh, King of Uruk. rules for seven years before he has to marry the Goddess Inanna and go to his death. The young man goes on a search for the Flower of Immortality and takes with him on his journey his twin self, Enkidu.
This, one of the oldest myths known, pre-dates the stories of The Iliad by 1,500 years.
The place is Sumeria.
Special sound by PADDY KINGSLAND Of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Directed by LIANE AUKIN (First broadcast on R3) long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Rose
Directed By:
Liane Aukin
Gilgamesh:
Nigel Anthony
Enkidu:
Stephen Rea
Ninsun:
Petra Davies
Anu:
Russell Dixon
U tU:
Philip Voss
Inanna:
Carole Hayman
Siduri:
Sally Gibson
Ziusudra:
Harold Kasket
His Wife:
Marlene Sidaway
Ferryman:
Denys Hawthorne
Source: Radio Times

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