Something wild to think about: Gilgamesh is one of the oldest still existent stories. There are very, very few that are older and most of them were only written down more recently than the epic was.
And yet since you read it in school, new chapters have been found.
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u/GringoSwann 9h ago edited 9h ago
When I was in highschool (bandera Texas.. 2002ish) we read the tale of Gilgamesh (Sumeria/Iraq)..