The Quest For Immortality Since 600 B.C.

Immortality from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the 21st century

Ancient Mesopotamian terracotta relief (c. 2250–1900 BC) showing Gilgamesh slaying the Bull of Heaven (in Tablet VI) of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Image is retrieved from wikimedia.org

It is an undeniable fact that, for a long time, humankind has tried to eliminate human limitations. This quest for the development of the human condition through the elimination of its limitations is known as transhumanism. One of the most prominent limitations people are faced with and that all…