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    The Epic of Gilgamesh Flood story and the Flood story found in Genesis 6-9 have a significant amount of similarities and differences. As you read them both you will slowly grasp the differences and seek out the similarities. They both may be told in different times but they show the exact same event that happened but in a different amount of time and with different characters. As you read each version of the flood‚ the first difference i noticed was that in both a specific thing angers the gods

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    Incredibes? Superheroes are brave‚ courageous‚ and strong. The qualities of a hero are based from epics written thousands of years ago. Epic heroes have many of the same character traits. Beowulf from Beowulf‚ Achilles from The Iliad‚ and Gilgamesh from Gilgamesh all share three common traits‚ their strength‚ their bravery‚ and a weakness. All epic heroes also have something that motivates them. Epic heroes tend to have some kind of god-like strength they use to beat their enemies. Beowulf used

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    Hercules is the Real Hero Do you know what a Epic Real Hero is? My epic hero is Hercules because he is the Bravest of all because he killed the Nemean Lion. He also had so much Strength that he did what he wished. He also had Immortality he was brave and not really scared of much. He was not fake upon anyone he was talented and was also a divine hero to many. He was the son of Zeus and Amphitry and the great grand-son of Perseus. His greatest adventure have been cataloged as the 12 labors of

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    Beowulf is considered an epic hero for all his battles in his book “Beowulf”. Beowulf was known for many battles‚ but I the book he was in three epic battles. Some of his battles include killing five sea monsters‚ Grendel‚ and his own son. He also was known to have fought and killed Grendel’s mother‚ even though he didn’t. He also became the king of Herot. Him being an epic hero is why he was laid in the tower‚ that the Geats had built him‚ with all the treasures from Grendel’s mothers lair. The

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    In approximately 2000 B.C.‚ the Epic of Gilgamesh was written by the Sumerians. Not only was this story the first ever to be written down‚ it would also set way for many more heroic tales to come. Since 2000 B.C.‚ every century has had its own heroic tale. In addition to Gilgamesh‚ other heroes who emerged from these stories include Beowulf and Achilles. Although all three heroes were created in different time periods‚ they all embody classic‚ heroic traits. Some of the traits that these three characters

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    An epic hero is a character that possesses courage‚ strength‚ and a desire to achieve immortality through heroic actions. A person is considered a hero if they have a problem in their journey and had the strength and courage to solve or address the problem. Odysseus is an epic hero because he possesses the traits of that of a hero. He had the intelligent idea of the Trojan horse and made the Greeks win the Trojan war. After all‚ he survived the likes of Poseidon‚ the cyclops‚ the lotus eaters etc

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    Young killer The gunshot was still ringing in my ears as I ran to my bedroom. I shut the door and locked myself in; I couldn’t stop the tears from flowing‚ hitting the polished wooden floor like rain in a storm‚ more and more I howled. He didn’t deserve it even after everything he did. Darren was dead. Everyone thought Darren was great‚ he always was a charmer. Every morning he would wake up and bring me breakfast. “Alright love?” he would say with a wink. I just loved him‚ he had a great smile

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    committed because it gave 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

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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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    XIUMIN POV The five minutes that Lillaya had given them had been far more time than he had needed. It hadn’t taken even half of that for him to change into swim shorts and a tank top. Xiumin had even had time to grab a few towels‚ just in case. Leaning against the hood of the special vehicle‚ he closed his eyes. The mission his hyung had given him settled heavy in his mind. It was like he had been asked to be a babysitter to Lillaya‚ which she would probably kill him if she ever found out‚ and

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