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    By the end of the epic‚ Gilgamesh has hardly changed from the ravenous man he was in the beginning of the poem. In the beginning of the epic‚ Gilgamesh is portrayed as a man who is selfish; someone will stop at nothing to satisfy his desires‚ however irrational his desires are. One of Gilgamesh’s many desires is to win fame and glory for himself and his descendants. To accomplish this‚ he decides to venture into the Cedar Forest to seek and destroy Huwawa. When Enkidu advises against this perilous

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    Epic of Gilgamesh The epic of Gilgamesh is the earliest primary document discovered in human history dating back to approximately 2‚000 B.C.E. This document tells a story of an ancient King Gilgamesh‚ ruler of Sumer in 2‚700 B.C.E. who is created gloriously by gods as one third man and two third god. In this epic‚ Gilgamesh begins his kingship as an audacious and immature ruler. Exhausted from complaints‚ the gods send a wild man named Enkidu to become civilized and assist Gilgamesh to mature

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    Gilgamesh vs Bible

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    the Epic of Gilgamesh compares to the Bible in many different ways and the epic also has an extraordinarily different perspective than the Bible does. Yet the Bible and Gilgamesh‚ story or truth‚ myth or religion‚ these are questions that are applied to the ancient epic of Gilgamesh. Interestingly‚ these same questions apply to another major? They were written many years ago‚ both with many different versions‚ and in different languages work‚ the Bible. While the Sumerians wrote Gilgamesh as early

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    Enkidu is a brave and fearless man that most people end up admiring including Gilgamesh. They both realize that they are not alone and that’s why‚ in my opinion‚ they become so close. I don’t think they have neither a homosexual relationship nor anything far beyond than friendship because people didn’t have the same mentality before as they do now. With research I’ve found that men were more intimate with one another than now days. Actions that can now be interpreted as homosexual activity were just

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    In The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me‚ Sherman Alexie shares with his audience his story of when he learned to read at a young age through a Superman comic book. Through stories and memories of his childhood‚ he explains how Indian children on reservations were expected not to try in school and fail in the non-Indian world. In order to successfully portray his ideas‚ Alexie uses many rhetorical techniques and ideas. By using these techniques the audience is forced to look more into the

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    Odysseus vs. Gilgamesh

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    The epic poems The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ and Gilgamesh‚ translated by David Ferry‚ feature the struggles and triumphs of two epic heroes‚ Odysseus and Gilgamesh. Epic heroes exemplify six common traits. They are all strong fighters‚ complete with physical beauty and intimidation. The epic hero is dangerous yet protects ordinary people. There is always an encounter with death and the cosmos. They are superhuman‚ but they are not supernatural‚ although they come in contact with the supernatural

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    characters; Gilgamesh and Enkidu from Epic of Gilgamesh‚ and Achilles and Patroclus from The Odysseys have similar things. Achilles and Gilgamesh have some very basic similarities of their positions in life. Each is the son of a goddess and amoral man‚ a king‚ who happens to be far away from the action in the epic. Gilgamesh is described as two-thirds god and one-third human‚ which makes him as a special character that exists in two worlds‚ which is the divine world and the mortal world (Gilgamesh 1.145)

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    Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative Gilgamesh crucially abused his power as King of Uruk and ruled as a “tyrant to his people” (15)‚ much like many leaders have before‚ but after meeting Enkidu‚ he grew as a person‚ saw things differently‚ and adjusted his concepts of holding the responsibility of leadership. He grew to come to terms with his struggles and accept them‚ which is what leaders are looked up to for. The idea that one can make mistakes and repent for them‚ being mortal and vulnerable

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    Women in Gilgamesh and The Odyssey Although men are the Epic characters of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey‚ women also play a very important role in both stories. In general‚ these two stories portray women as being overly sexual‚ deceptive‚ and having a power over men. Women use their sexuality to hold control over men‚ to confuse and deceive them. One example of a female character using her sexuality to control a male character is Shamhat in her relations with Enkidu in Tablet I of Gilgamesh. Shamhat

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    Gilgamesh Vs Odyssey

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    Since the two inspiring stories‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh by Beers & The Odyssey by Homer are similar to each other‚ what events happen in both of the stories and what lesson does one learn? The Epic of Gilgamesh & The Odyssey are similar to each other because events that happened in The Epic of Gilgamesh also happened in The Odyssey. Some events that happened in both of the stories include that they both had to overcome monsters and obstacles to get to their destination. Both of the powerful heroes

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