Gilgamesh

It is generally accepted that Gilgamesh was a historical figure, due to the inscriptions found which confirm the historical existence of figures associated with him, such as kings Enmebaragesi and Aga of Kish.
 * Gilgamesh** is the main character in the //Epic of Gilgamesh,// which can be viewed as the greatest surviving work of the early Mesopotamian culture. He is the fifth king of Uruk, who supposedly reigned for 126 years in about the 26th century BC. In Mesopotamian mythology, the demigod Gilgamesh built the city walls of Uruk as a defense mechanism and travelled to meet the sage Utnapishtim.