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    Gilgamesh and Odyssey

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    GILGAMESH AND THE ODYSSEY “Descriptive comparison between Gilgamesh and Odysseus” Gilgamesh is an ancient poem that significantly marked its name as somehow being the first major heroic narrative in the world literature. Fractions of this literature were discovered uniquely carved in tablets even before the Roman‚ Hebrew and Greek civilization appeared. Gilgamesh depicts a unique and propinquity story of Gilgamesh and his companion Enkidu that transcribed a complex and moving gist of bonds of

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    Epic of Gilgamesh and Hero

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    definition of a "hero" People have been attempting to define the word "hero" for as long has man has existed on this planet. To define a hero one must first appreciate that there are many different types of heros. For example‚ a hero could be an epic hero such as King Gilgamesh‚ in The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ or a hero may a simple individual that serves his/her country or even a school teacher that devotes his/her life to the development of the youth. Heros come and heros go. Some heros even lose

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    A Heros Quest

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    A Hero’s Quest (Hercules) Mary Beasley Kari Fernandes Christofer Price Stephanie Williams Michelle Wynn Hum/105 World Mythology Professor Megge Fitz-Randolph September 15‚ 2014 Agenda • • • • • Introduction of Hercules Introduction of Villain(s) The research of mythological and culture origins Analyzing the symbolisms‚ metaphors‚ and attributes Explaining conflicts personal desires and community responsibility • Identifying the four stages within the quest The Hero Hercules • Most popular and

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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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    Gilgamesh a Hero

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    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

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    The Odyssey and The Epic of Gilgamesh (Similarities and Differences) Both The Odyssey and the Epic of Gilgamesh are two incredible stories written long ago everyone knows this but what a lot of people don’t is that these two epics share many of the same concepts. Such as the nostro (the Greek term for homecoming)‚ xenis (guest/host relationship)‚ oikos (household)‚ and aganoriss (recognition). In both epics these themes are illustrated. In The Odyssey the theme of nostro is very prevalent

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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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    presentation in class a hero story deals with adventures‚ a fight/quest and a transformation. In the stories of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey both characters possess different and similar qualities involving the characteristic of a traditional hero story. A hero story by definition “Informs the reader that a hero is setting out from an everyday home to pursue an adventure where he defeats a shadowy presence‚ enters death‚ pass tests and receives aid‚ after gaining a reward the hero returns home transformed

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    Gilgamesh vs. Odyssey

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    beginning of the book have changed. Although both journeys involve growth as leaders‚ Odysseus is at the mercy of the gods‚ monsters‚ and powerful people and realizes his place and becomes humbled‚ while Gilgamesh the demigod becomes arrogant and selfish. When Odysseus is first mentioned (Odyssey Pp. 83)‚ very little leadership is shown. He is portrayed as helpless; the quote “he saw nothing of the great Odysseus‚” and throughout books four through eight‚ his constant complaining shows this. Similarly

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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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