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Gregory2012

10/30/2012 08:09 pm

Origin of Zombies

You zombie fans may be interested in the origin of zombies.

Edit: Red Panda noted that zombies preceded Haitian slavery. They were referenced in The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Red Panda

10/30/2012 09:03 pm

The zombie goes way back, to the first known recored text. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, specifically:

Quote:

Father give me the Bull of Heaven,
So he can kill Gilgamesh in his dwelling.
If you do not give me the Bull of Heaven,
I will knock down the Gates of the Netherworld,
I will smash the doorposts, and leave the doors flat down,
and will let the dead go up to eat the living!
And the dead will outnumber the living!

Gregory2012

10/31/2012 06:12 am

You are right, Red Panda. I apologize for misleading anyone.

thestalkinghead

10/31/2012 06:19 am

while the undead or dead rising has been a story told forever, i think modern (in popular culture) zombies originate from frankenstein mixed with other daemons/supernatural monsters, like walking skeletons and vampires

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