The worlds first epic that deals with death or after life. An epic is a long narrative poem or poetry in lofty style the achievements and adventures of a hero. When we think of the Epic of Gilgamesh its more on the heroic character or style. The typical theme of everlasting life are the main central values of the Epic of Gilgamesh. ... The sum of the Epic of Gilgamesh is the pursuit of everlasting life (immortality). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The definition of an epic is "a literary or dramatic composition that resembles an extended narrative poem celebrating heroic feats." In reading the epic Gilgamesh by Herbert Mason I began to understand what an epic actually was, and one thing I leaned was that a heroic feat was not necessarily a physical fight, but could be an emotional battle from within. ...

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These epic stories Gilgamesh from the "Epic of Gilgamesh", and Achilles from "Homer's Iliad" transpired in two different eras, their lives both had a surprising number of common points. ... Achilles, is known as the greatest and fastest hero on the Greek side during the Trojan War, and is also the subject of Homer's great epic poem about the Trojan War, the Iliad. ... ("The Epic of Gilgamesh" 39). ... He hovered around him line an eagle (The Epic of Gilgamesh, 71). ... Gilgamesh learns that "man's life is short; at any moment it can be snapped, like a re...

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Fate is a problem dealt with throughout the entirety of the poem. ... Another similarity between Gilgamesh and Greek epics, besides the character's inability to escape their fates, is that there is divine intervention; such as when Shamash helps him to kill Humbaba. ...

• Word Count: 675
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• Grade Level: High School