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

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

story is clearly a tale that involves a great deal of religious sentiment. It is a tale that seeks to uncover all the deadly sins of mankind, and illustrate that

of other supreme beings, it is perhaps likely that Odysseus would have never completed his journey. However, it should also be noted that perhaps all the gods were "in favor

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

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

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

quite evident that Gilgamesh, in the beginning, is clearly not a hero. But, the gods send down Enkidu to challenge him and kill him. One author notes that Gilgamesh is

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

of a man but a poor king: he tyrannizes his people, exhausting men in combat and claiming the right to sleep with any woman before her marriage" (Sparknotes). While Gilgamesh

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

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

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

the flood in Genesis is clearly connected to the deeds of the people. Noah is saved because of his righteousness, as he was "blameless among the people of his time,

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