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Zombies are regularly encountered in horror and fantasy
themed fiction and entertainment. They are typically
depicted as mindless, shambling, decaying corpses with a
hunger for human flesh, and in some cases, human brains
in particular.
Evolution of the zombie archetype
The concept of the flesh-hungry undead dates back to
mythology and folklore from prehistory, such as in the
Epic of Gilgamesh, where the goddess Ishtar vows in
rage:
"I will knock down the
Gates of the Netherworld,
I will smash the door posts, and leave the doors flat
down,
And will let the dead go up to eat the living!
And the dead will outnumber the living!"
Zombies - The Zombie of the great Peru
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