was dead; and Teiresias, the famous seer, warns him of the future. When he has concluded his business, the dead are dispersed and return to their cloak of invisibility. The

Ulysses. Comparison of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey In both stories one can see very similar lifestyles maintained by the primary characters. They are both leaders and while Ulysses

to her mother(?)" (The Epic of Gilgamesh). The gods hear and one goddess does something about it, creating the creature/man known as Enkidu. Prior to Gilgameshs knowing Enkidu he is

that the protagonist Gilgamesh might have been based on an actual person who presided over the ancient city of Uruk at that time. Odysseus, on the other hand, was

shepherd of Uruk-Haven, is he the shepherd. ... bold, eminent, knowing, and wise! Gilgamesh does not leave a girl to her mother(?) The daughter of the warrior, the bride of

at the same time he is a monster to his people, an arrogant man in the beginning who takes any woman he wants. The people plead with the gods to

so he takes his focus off of the people. This creature is Enkidu. Enkidu was very much a creature, an animal of sorts, with great powers of strength. He was

maintained a constant vigil. The death of his friend plunged Gilgamesh into a grief he had never known. As humans must, Gilgamesh sought to rationalize Enkidus suffering and

and oppresses his people harshly" (Hooker). In this he is essentially cruel and arrogant and his people cry out to the gods for help against this leader. They send a

plead to the goddess Azuru, insisting that, "Neither the fathers son nor the wife of the noble is safe in Uruk; neither the mothers daughter nor the warriors bride is

successfully "bring back his friend, lift him out of his indifference to human life" (Young-Mason 347). Gilgamesh hears the story of

best friend and traveling companion, Enkidu, dies. Gilgamesh is so upset by his friends death that he goes into a great depression. Sorrow was come into my belly. I

as a result Enkindu is created. In many respects, one could state that both characters are two sides of the same heroic coin. And, as such, both progress psychologically

seventh century library of Assurbanipal, antiquary and last great king of the Assyrian Empire. He sent out his servants to search the archives of Babylon, Uruk and Nippur to copy

If anyone needed a friend to set him on the right path, it was Gilgamesh. Because he is part man and part God, Gilgamesh believes he