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. ... Gilgamesh learns that "man's life is short; at any moment it can be snapped, like a reed in a canebrake" (The Epic of Gilgamesh, 79). ...

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" In short, Milton's theme is religious and scriptural, while his form is classical thus transforming the classical epic into a theological one. ... In this particular sense 'Paradise Lost' even excels the Iliad or Aeneid. ... In short, the style of 'Paradise Lost' is the truest example of grand style, and the march of its poetic lines resemble the procession of ocean waves with their sonority and grandeur. ... In short all the weapons bestowed to the characters are quite in keeping with the epic traditions. ... " In short the moral of the poem is f...

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