Gilgamesh a Hero

The story of Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk who is two thirds god and one third human, is a interesting and intriguing piece of literature. The story tells of Gilgameshs' strength, bravery, intelligence, looks, and loyalty making him a true model hero. It says that Gilgamesh was (pg.13), "given a perfect body and endowed with beauty and courage and his beauty surpassed all others." Throughout the story he is constantly going into battle and going on long adventures to find answers that will better his city. He is also respectful to those he meets along his journeys and asks God for strength during his battles. Gilgamesh is a religious character that posseses super human strength, bravery, selflessness, and intelligence making him a model hero. Gilgameshs' strength and tremendous skill as a warrior is clearly demonstrated all the way through this epic story. He takes his people into battle and fearlessly dominates everyone that he and his men go up against. His men know without a doubt that he will not let them down and that they will be able to conquer anyone; this is a true testament to his great leadership abilities. Gilgamesh shows his tremendous strength by fighting the beasts Humbaba and killing him. This was by no means an easy tasks to accomplish, it says that (pg. 18), "Humbaba whose name means Hugeness, a ferocious giant…when he roars it is like the torrent of the storm, his breath is like fire, and his jaws are death itself." Gilgamesh's response to hearing about the mighty beasts was (pg. 18), "Only God lives forever…my days are numbered…I will go first although I am your lord, any you may safely call out, forward there is nothing to fear!" Sure enough Gilgamesh and his men are triumphant and return back to there town safely. He gives another example of his great battle skills when he conquers the mighty bull that Anu releases on him. Yet, another terrific display of his strength and courage came on his journey to Utnapishtim when he