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    Genesis ch.6-9/The Epic of Gilgamesh Being a man of religious background‚ specifically Roman Catholic‚ I began read the tablets of Gilgamesh skeptically. However I did notice a significant difference between the Genesis chapters 6 through 9 and the Epic of Gilgamesh. The story of Noah as written in the Holy Bible‚ under Genesis was written as I believe within a society that carried very strong morals. A belief in something bigger than themselves; and their belief in that one thing was called God

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    The epic of Gilgamesh is tale of rivalry and friendship combined into one. Gilgamesh‚ who is considered as the strongest of all is the king of Uruk‚ but due to his unacceptable behavior‚ the people of Uruk complain to the gods and then Gilgamesh is challenged by the creation of the god Enkidu‚ who is a wild warrior sent by the gods to stand against Gilgamesh. “While Gilgamesh is a mixture of human and divine‚ Enkidu is a blend of human and wild animals‚ through godlike in his own way” (96). The epic

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    The Power of Sexuality In the epic poem “Gilgamesh‚” the main character was two-thirds God and one-third human. Gilgamesh presented himself with a god like mentality. His power was neither gained nor deserved. He’s a selfish leader who held his power by striking fear into the hearts of those forced to succumb to him. The gods created Enkidu‚ a man so fearful and threatening‚ to bring down and end Gilgamesh’s reign of terror; but the outcome was least expected. They became great friends and

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    Topic 2 Finish these readings: 1) “The Epic of Gilgamesh” (textbook‚ pp.116-8); 2) “A Pyramid Text” and “Book of the Dead” (textbook‚ pp.121-3); develop an essay addressing the attitudes of Mesopotamians and Egyptians toward death‚ life‚ afterlife and meaning of life (or anything you think related

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    TowneWritten Assignment 1Western Civ 1Women In The Epic Of Gilgamesh and Mesopotamian Society In the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ gender plays a very significant role‚ because while women were not the most powerful gods nor the strongest or wisest of all humans‚ they still had tremendous influence over others around them‚ and even today‚ over those who study and learn about the women of the time of Mesopotamia. Though the main characters of the story‚ Gilgamesh and Enkidu‚ are male‚ women did not necessarily

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    them kleos. Whether it be the stabbing of Polyphemus’s eye in the Odyssey‚ or the killing of the Bull of Heaven in The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ these violent actions proved the man is a hero by his ability to accomplish them. In ancient Hebrew and Greek literature‚ heroism was measured by the amount of violent acts committed by a hero. In The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the heroes “Gilgamesh and Enkidu mount an armed expedition against the monster Humbaba because of Gilgamesh’s belief that he would thereby maintain

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    creating a flood to kill off the cruel race that is humanity. Two of the oldest stories are the Old Testament and The Epic of Gilgamesh. Since being written in similar regions and times‚ there are stark similarities between them. However‚ despite these similarities‚ there are some surprising differences. Firstly‚ the cause was similar in both Genesis and The Epic of Gilgamesh. In both stories‚ the God or gods brought the flood as punishment for the sins of mankind. The God of the Hebrews‚ saw

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    Mythology is the study of myths in sacred stories that connect humans‚ Gods‚ life‚ death‚ and afterlife. Gilgamesh has many different connections between Gods and humans. It is the oldest surviving piece of literature‚ but is incomplete‚ written only on clay tablets in cuneiform ("Notes on Gilgamesh."). The mythology from the stories is talked highly about amongst historians. Many have translated the text and tried to analyze it. There is one idea that the Gods played a big role in what the Uruk

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    defend his actions as the ultimate creator of the world. While the Sumerian and Hebraic traditions have direct contact with humankind‚ they have different motives in doing so. How do the Sumerian gods communicate the flood to the people in The Epic of Gilgamesh? How does the Hebraic god communicate the flood to the people within The Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible? What does this difference in methodology in dealing with the people in light of the flood reveal about the nature of the gods and

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    literature. In The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Leiden Hymns we see not only this literary preoccupation with questions of divinity‚ but also stories and attitudes that foreshadow contemporary Abrahamic religions––Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. However‚ this is not to suggest that religion is so universal that there are not meaningful differences across time and cultures. In observing these differences‚ we might look particularly at the ways in which the gods are represented in Gilgamesh and The Leiden

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