how did utnapishtim become immortal?
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According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim was the only man to escape death and receive immortality from the gods (his wife was also granted immortality). ... Once the waters receded, Utnapishtim made a sacrifice to the gods and then released the animals back into nature to repopulate the earth.
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The tailed beasts are immortal in a sense, that they can't age or die from physical injuries since they have existed since the Juubi was split apart by the Sage, which was A LONG TIME ago.
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Arima seems to specialize in Ice and Fire techniques and has very immense spell power to the point where he almost defeated Kuranashi with one blow, leaving a gargantuan crater in it's aftermath. He was presumed to be dead when Kuranashi buried him under the ground with a Seiman.
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Uraltugo Noi Nueph (ウラルトゥーゴ・ノイ・ヌエフ, Urarutūgo. Noi. Nuefu), better known as Ugo (ウーゴ, Ūgo), is first thought to be the Djinn of Aladdin, though he is later revealed to belong to King Solomon. He is a former Magi from Alma Torran and the wielder of one of the 72 Divine Staves.
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The Titan inherited Marcel's Jaw power and regained its human form: an Eldian girl named Ymir, who had been wandering as a Titan for around sixty years. Choosing to start a new life for herself, Ymir made her way into humanity's territory and began living as a thief in the interior territories of the Walls.
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One of the strangest figures in history is The Count of Saint Germain. This man's origins were never truly known. He was believed by many to be immortal and didn't appear to age or eat.
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Utnapishtim then made sacrifices and libations to the gods and, although Enlil was angry that someone had survived his flood, Ea advised him to make his peace. So, Enlil blessed Utnapishtim and his wife and granted them everlasting life, and took them to live in the land of the gods on the island of Dilmun.
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As the legitimate son of the King, he'll inherit the throne. That's why the assassins were sent to the island to kill him. But Nokdu was trained to defend himself well while living in isolation in that island.
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They are not actually gods but very advanced humans. They are the descendants of humans who modified themselves with mantra technology a long time ago. They built their civilization and their enhancements on the power of prayer, mantra. The ones who modified themselves were presumably the well off in society.
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The Inuit believed in animism: all living and non-living things had a spirit. That included people, animals, inanimate objects, and forces of nature. When a spirit died, it continued living in a different world- the spirit world.
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Ymir was able to transform herself into the Jaw Titan (顎の巨人 Agito no Kyojin?), a 5-meter Titan. She gained this ability after she ate Marcel Galliard, a Warrior from Marley, in the year 845.
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Elves are naturally immortal; like the Ainur, they are bound to Arda until its End. Elves are immune to all diseases, and they can recover from wounds which would normally kill a mortal Man. Nonetheless, Elves can be physically slain or die of grief and weariness.
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Immortality means you can never die, eternity means forever in general. However, say someone was immortal, their physical body would never die of age but can still die of pain and injury. ... Immortal means alive forever, perhaps with a birth. Eternal means has always existed and will exist forever (alive or not).
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Immortality: After his meeting with Gaunter O'Dimm Olgierd wished to be able to "live like there is no tomorrow". However, O'Dimm fulfilled his wish as literally as possible giving him a "heart of stone", thus rendering him immortal until the expiration of his contract.
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Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh a secret story that begins in the old city of Shuruppak on the banks of the Euphrates River. The "great gods" Anu, Enlil, Ninurta, Ennugi, and Ea were sworn to secrecy about their plan to cause the flood. ... He asked Ea what he should say to the city elders and the population.
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I don't know everything about fairy tail, but zeref can't die. They even state that due to his obsession with the bringing the dead back to life, the god of death cursed him so he is immortal, if he cares for something, it dies.
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The location has been home to the Iñupiat, an indigenous Inuit ethnic group, for more than 1,500 years. The city's native name, Utqiaġvik, refers to a place for gathering wild roots.