Bull of Heaven

Gilgamesh is depicted as a skilled hunter who can track down and slay dangerous creatures like the Bull of Heaven.

Pleiades and Orion

Pleiades and Orion

Animals

The bull

The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest known literary works, features the Bull of Heaven sent by the goddess Ishtar to punish Gilgamesh for spurning her advances.

Mesopotamian Cosmology: In ancient Mesopotamia, Taurus was associated with the Bull of Heaven, Gugalanna, featured in the Epic of Gilgamesh.