The Epic of Gilgamesh Essays

Conventionally or traditionally, stories are meant to lend a deeper meaning to life through representations of different thoughts, ideas, feelings and emotions, yet a few stories are not written in the traditional style, but yet tend to be apart from mainstream story telling. One such story is ‘The Epic of…

This article predominantly concentrates on giving an explicit account of The Epic of Gilgamesh”. It critically looks into a number of rhetorical questions concerning genealogy and possible transmission of the story. The literary equivalents between the Hebrew bible and the epic are also comprehensively addressed, with close attention to the…

Understanding what Gilgamesh is like would require sensible engagement of studying world history and literature which have altogether preserved the essence of an epic figure behind the world’s most ancient of civilizations. Basically, Gilgamesh embodies a legend whose emergence is owed to the civilization’s first builders, the Sumerians, who occupied…

In epic “Gilgamesh” the central character, King Gilgamesh, has been depicted as a hero who is strong, mighty and powerful. He can go into conflict with anyone dangerous and ferocious like Humbaba. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” describes the heroic and laudable deeds of Gilgamesh in an elegant narrative style. This…

The Epic of Noah and the Epic of Gilgamesh has depicted various incidences of similarities in regard to the contents of literatures they present to the target audience. This report will described the similarities between these historical epics, basically in pointing out specific areas within their contents that depict similar…

Refusal of the Call According to Volger, refusal of the call is an important stage in every hero’s journey, however, some characters may skip it. The hero who received a call feels insecure and scared at first being not sure in his powers. The hero does not want to change…

Gilgamesh’s Search of Eternal Life Gilgamesh the king of Uruk is a one-third man and two third gods, and this makes him extremely powerful. In the early days of his kingship, Gilgamesh was a cruel leader performing acts such as raping any woman who came his way irrespective of her…

Is Gilgamesh a virtuous character? What is the crucial point for his transformation from a tyrant to one who seeks knowledge? Is Gilgamesh a man of action or a man of contemplation? Whether Gilgamesh is a virtuous character or not is contentious. At first, he is seen as a self…

Enkidu in warning his friend about the Humbaba also reminds him in a roundabout way of the god’s status. He does this by reminding his friend that it was the work of the gods that put the terrible beast in the forest. His friend Gilgamesh answers him in a manner…

Introduction The Hebrew Bible form a foundation for the Christian Old Testament. Unknown to most people is that there exists another much older text that dates as far back as 18th century BC, The Epic of Gilgamesh. Many similar events exist in the two accounts, and this paper seeks to…