Mythology, Technology & The Fall of Man

This week is our first Mini Myth! Tracey brings us the tale of Adapa and the Food of Life. Rowan and Tracey have conversations about technology, AI (we’re looking at you Chat GPT), zoochosis, and ancient mythology.

Sources

World history

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/216/the-myth-of-adapa/

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_myths#The_Myth_of_Adapa

Sacred Texts

https://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/adapa.htm

UPenn

http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/index.html

Andrews EDU

https://www.andrews.edu/library/car/cardigital/Periodicals/AUSS/1981-3/1981-3-01.pdf

EisenBrauns

https://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-952-10-9491-0.html

Ducksters

https://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/akkadian_empire.php#:~:text=The%20Akkadians%20lived%20in%20northern,but%20spoke%20a%20different%20language.

History Channel

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/mesopotamia