Essays on Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic about a great king born in greatness but, a proud man who ruled violently and terrified his subjects who were later transformed by the gods after the people’s constant moans. Before the transformation, he murdered and overworked the...

Are Gilgamesh and Enkidu in an intimate relationship? The Epic of Gilgamesh, translated by Herbert Mason, answers yes, and further uses their relationship as a means for the pair of protagonists to become human. The human condition is defined by the struggles and emotions men...

Prior to his journeys, Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, was a tyrant who was arrogant, and neglectful of his city. He was out of control and did whatever he wanted to do without consideration of the people who he hurt. However, as the plot progressed,...

Early Civilizations poise curiosity when analyzing their culture and understanding their way of life. The Epic of Gilgamesh, gives its audience an inside perspective on early western civilization. Uruk, located in modern day Iraq, resides between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Immense Ziggurats, high walls,...

Poems take many forms, one being Epic poetry. Epic poems are some of the oldest poems in human history. Despite their highly elevated language, epic poems are widely read by individuals to this day. Originating from the oral-storytelling tradition of pre-literature, these poems tell us...

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from antiquated Mesopotamia about a king who is two thirds god and one third man. The king does not fulfill his leadership expectations as he is selfish and often angry with the gods. Gilgamesh goes off on...

Main heroes of the Epic of Gilgamesh Each epic has main heroes, that have unique differences with each other and similarities, at the same time. The differences between Gilgamesh and Enkidu depicted in their appearance and human beings. However, since, both are described as strong,...

Divided into 11 tablets, the Epic of Gilgamesh is one filled with morals, analogies, and themes. Among many others, it explores the concepts of purpose, arrogance, companionship, loss, life, and death in very poetic ways, allowing us to compare the romanticized events of the life...

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh explores the possibility of immortality after the painful death of his close friend, Enkidu. In fear of his own mortality, Gilgamesh goes on a series of journeys to search for a way to protect himself from death, something he...

For many years epic poems have been written shadowing glorious tales of brave heroes that went on journeys in search of some form of great treasure or other intangible objective. Among the many poems in this era the two tales that stood out from the...