Heroes 1. The characteristics of a hero really revolve around choices. I honestly do not think that a hero needs to be beautiful or sexy or anything. I believe that a hero can be an average everyday person. Most heroes are attractive and good looking but that is because they exist in movies and stories and are fictional. Take Gilgamesh‚ for example. He was “created by the gods” so obviously he was extremely attractive and had god like features and everyone either wanted him‚ or wanted to be him
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Growing up in a Christian home‚ it was mandatory to go to church every Wednesday and Sunday. Since my mother always attended “big church” with the other adults‚ she felt like I needed to grow up through a youth group. In youth group‚ we learned many things about God and the bible. We would learn about David and Goliath‚ Samson and Delilah‚ Joseph and Mary‚ and many more stories. However‚ one story that seems to be the most significant is the story of Noah and the Ark. Noah is one of the most
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the monster Grendel. Gilgamesh shows a great deal of self confidence when he is to defeat Humbaba. “I will defeat him/ in cedar forest”(Mason 48) this quote shows that Gilgamesh has no doubt that he will defeat the enemy when he tells his friend Enkidu before they go off to fight Humbaba. Finally Achilles shows self confidence to when he’s chasing down Hector‚ like prey. “Achilles shook his head at the armies/‚ never letting them hurl their sharp spears at Hector.”(Homer 59) This shows that Achilles
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of many values‚ conditions and important relationships. In the story of Gilgamesh‚ there is a very unique relationship portrayed. This relationship is between Gilgamesh‚ viewed as a bad ruler: arrogant‚ oppressive and brutal (volume A pg 11) and Enkidu‚ a man made by the goddesses to be equal to Gilgamesh. Although they are not what we would call a family‚ they become like brothers. Through the travels and adventures made by the two of them they need to learn to adapt to one another and face everything
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fighting Humbaba was not a simple task I would like to point out that‚ “The awful monsters reputation made Urok’s gentle people fear for their great king. The elders of the town even spoke to Gilgamesh and warned him to be careful in battle and to let Enkidu lead the way through the forest. Even such an enemy was still no match for Gilgamesh’s extreme skill. He was able to slay the beast and return home safely all of these things prove that he has the skill of a warrior and leadership ability beyond imagination
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needed to address essay question #4: Choice 1: (a) Othello Choice 2: (a) The Epic of Gilgamesh (b) Old Testament: Genesis (c) Medea Choice 3: (a) The Canterbury Tales (b) Metamorphose 1. Consider the concept of “wild person” in context with Enkidu in the “Epic of Gilgamesh”. Now think about the concept of “foreigner” or “outsider” as they are relate to characters in Medea and Othello. For this essay question you will define the term “barbarian” in context with those readings‚ connect it to
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9/10/2014 1 CORRECT Multiple Choice Quiz Gilgamesh was A) a king of the city-state of Uruk. B) the hero in a popular Mesopotamian epic. C) a warrior in conflict with the city of Kish. D) the legendary loyal friend of Enkidu. E) All these answers are correct. 2 CORRECT Which of the following is NOT true of the land called Mesopotamia? A) It lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. B) It is a land of abundant rainfall and fertile plains. C) It is located in modern-day Iraq. D) It was the
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is believe to be the earliest known form of written literature in human history. This epic told several stories about king Gilgamesh‚ ruler of the city-state king Urak. They depicted the relationship and journeys of Gilgamesh and his great friend Enkidu; in such detail‚ that No onenobody is certain of how accurate these events actually were. However‚ since they were written hundreds of years after the death of Gilgamesh‚ but they most likely changed over the years to be more interesting and spectacular
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For individuals to be seen as heroes in ancient world they had to meet specific criteria. Above all‚ a man needed to be a skilled warrior‚ who had to respect authority‚ both governmental and religious. Heroes were given no room for pride‚ they were to be modest‚ not only giving credit to their culture and the gods for any great deeds they had done‚ but also accepting everything that happened as fate‚ not scenarios they had created for themselves. In other words‚ they did not make themselves who they
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Two Different Books with Similar Stories The Book of Genesis and The Epic of Gilgamesh have many clear similarities. One major‚ noticeable similarity is that in both stories‚ there are flood legends. There is the legend of Noah and the Ark in The Book of Genesis and the story of Utnapishtim in The Epic of Gilgamesh. In both stories‚ a higher power wants to wipe out the human race and decides to save one person who is then assigned to build an ark to hold himself‚ his family‚ and one of each animal
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