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    In ancient mythology‚ all the stories were similarly connected to each other. Two of these stories are the epic of Gilgamesh and the Iliad. In the Gilgamesh story he has to discover everything about himself on a journey. He tries to do great things before going on the true journey so that he would be remembered forever. Gilgamesh travels to the Cedar Forest to defeat Humbab in the name of glory. But Achilles on the other hand wants to die in a war and be remembered as a hero who died in battle.

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    Gilgamesh: An epic struggle with Thanatophobia Death. Some of us are in denial and some of us accept that dying is just another part of life‚ but at some point‚ we will all die. Hopefully we will all live long lives‚ filled with many adventures‚ without ever giving too much thought to our own mortality--ever present as it may be. While a generalized fear of death seems to be healthy; perhaps‚ protecting us from possibly dangerous situations‚ at one point when does a fear‚ become a phobia

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    could change someone’s life forever. In the excerpt from Gilgamesh by Stephen Mitchell‚ a young man learns a lesson searching for eternal life. The theme about life in Gilgamesh’s story is that there is no everlasting life despite how hard one tries to achieve it. This is expressed through Gilgamesh’s conversations and experiences and by the snake taking his key to immortality. While going on his journey searching for indestructibility‚ Gilgamesh learns essential lessons with the helps of others. When

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    summary of Gilgamesh I started comparing Gilgamesh to other heroes that I’ve read about. I noticed that Gilgamesh and William Shakespeare’s character Macbeth have many similarities. Neither of them are the typical hero that should be idolized. First off‚ Gilgamesh is a king and Macbeth is a general who later becomes king. They both are unfit to be ruling. Gilgamesh is easily pressured by the ways of Enkidu. Enkidu was “as magnificent as Gilgamesh” (1) but yet he seems to surpass Gilgamesh in ranking

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    In the Epic of GilgameshGilgamesh is credited with the building of the legendary walls of Uruk. An alternative version has Gilgamesh telling Urshanabi‚ the ferryman‚ that the city’s walls were built by the Seven Sages. In historical times‚ Sargon of Akkad claimed to have destroyed these walls to prove his military power. Fragments of an epic text found in Me-Turan (modern Tell Haddad) relate that at the end of his life Gilgamesh was buried under the river bed. The people of Uruk diverted the flow

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    married an unmarried virgin. Once married‚ women were required to wear veils in public according to the law. Prostitutes were strictly forbidden to take part in the practice. Should a prostitute be veiled‚ she would be severely punished. The Epic of Gilgamesh is set in the city of Uruk‚ modern-day Iraq. At the time sacred prostitutes were avatars of divinity and were held in high regard. It was believed that the act of sex physically and mystically connected people to the goddess‚ the life force. Sex

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    remained under Persian rule until the 7th century Muslim conquest of Persia of the Sasanian Empire. Many rulers self-declared themselves rulers from 5000-3500 BCE. So while romantic love did play a part in Mesopotamian marriages‚ it is true that‚ according to the customs and expectations of Mesopotamian society‚ marriage was a legal contract between the father of a girl and another man (the groom‚ as in the case of the bride auction where the groom paid the girl’s father the bride-price) or‚ more commonly

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    According to the Epic of Gilgamesh death‚ selfishness and power of gods determine why there is death and destruction in the world. Gilgamesh the novel shows that death is a way to show fear in some people that haven’t lived their life the way it should be. Gilgamesh is actually changing. For starters‚ he’s shifting from lamenting his friend to lamenting for himself‚ because he will have to die too someday. “Deep sadness penetrates my cure‚ I fear death‚ and now roam the wilderness- I will set out

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh: It’s (usually) good to be the king The discovery of the Epic of Gilgamesh had huge implications for western understanding of the east‚ and western culture in general. Not only is this a story with surpassing literary merit‚ it also has political implications which reflect the maturity of the society that produced it; More than just an adventure‚ Gilgamesh may be read as a critique of certain aspects of kingship. In this sense‚ it is far more subversive than any Beowulf or

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    Gilgamesh and Beowulf

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    teach lessons. The two tales I’m comparing are Beowulf and Gilgamesh. Beowulf the warrior and Gilgamesh the Wrestler had the stuff that legends were made of. They were fearless leaders who faced great difficulty with the challenges they had to face. And‚ as a result of their actions‚ each one became kings of powerful nations. Beowulf had the Germanic tribes while Gilgamesh ruled the first great civilization of the Mesopotamian era. Even though they are very different they still share

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