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On this episode of Iron, Silver and Salt the trio goes back to some of the earliest fiction to look at one of the original monsters of fiction: Humbaba from the Epic of Gilgamesh. Chris returns, after resting peacefully. The plight of the human condition weighs heavily on Adrian. Will keeps JAQing it (Just Asking Questions). And the group tells you how to handle the guardian monster Humbaba.

Sources: 

The Epic of Gilgamesh: http://www.aina.org/books/eog/eog.pdf 

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2135/the-death-of-gilgamesh/

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/humbaba-monstrous-foe-gilgamesh-or-misunderstood-guardian-009937

https://www.timelessmyths.com/mythology/humbaba/

https://the-demonic-paradise.fandom.com/wiki/Humbaba

https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/18512/1/jcunestud.66.0069_w-footer.pdf

https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/1603/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYigCx2jHFM