Could it be the results of Terror management theory due to the pandemic? Who knows, but this website is awesome:
https://www.eoht.info
These are also essential :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En%C5%ABma_Eli%C5%A1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_the_Dead