Epic of Gilgamesh

If you have ever played a sport, you may have experienced hubris from a ball hogging teammate. Sometimes the player wants to score so badly that her bad decision results in losing the ball. And sometimes her poor judgement leads to the team losing the game. We see hubris in both the novel Ishmael by…

In the cycle of life, death is hard for everyone to accept. Within the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh gains a close friend and a brother, Enkidu. Throughout the story, they develop a very strong bond as they make their journeys together. However, when Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh must learn once again how to live without his…

The key to finding one’s true final form of conscious is to combine strength obtained and our capable ability of the mind. To transform and advance one must go through adversity. Stories about growing in the face of challenges are recorded in the past and seen today. Confrontation demands an individual leave convenience behind. This…

When it comes to the history of Gilgamesh then the most important aspect that has to be discussed was his power. People in the history often believed that Gilgamesh was actually one third of a human and two third of a god due to his mother being a goddess and father the priest-king. The image…

The Old Testament is a compilation of writings that were collected and revised by members of the Hebrew and Jewish society. The information in the text ranges from prophetic advice, strict rules from priests, and early accounts of when things happened in history. The significant and factual material in the ancient book allows us to…

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, there is a Priest-King named Gilgamesh, who rules over the city of Uruk. He is an authoritarian king that treats his civilians in a cruel way by making them overwork, which at times leads the individuals to die. On top of this, King Gilgamesh enjoys taking things away from the…

The ancient Mesopotamians had an interesting relationship with death in that they accepted the inevitability of death, and it showed in their mythology. The Mesopotamian view of death is illustrated especially well in The Epic of Gilgamesh, however strange or different it may be from typical mythos. It’s immediately established that Gilgamesh isn’t fully human,…

The Gilgamesh Epic is a myth or poetic epic that is considered the oldest literary work we have come to date. The events of the epic were written 4000 years ago. According to the year of antiquities and the late Iraqi historian Taha Baqer, it is considered the old odyssey of Iraq. Taha Baqer was…

Immortality, defined as unending existence. Whether in a life that goes on endlessly or a name that will be spoken throughout time, immortality was the goal for both Gilgamesh and Achilles. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh sees the horror of death in losing his friend Enkidu, and it forces him to face his own…