Recent studies have begun to see the Homeric epics in the light of other epic traditions, notably epics from Mesopotamia, and have begun to look at striking similarities. There is a supposed lineage that can be seen connecting the Homeric epics most directly with the world of Akkadian epics (Gresseth 2). ... The hero Gilgamesh is occupied with fear of death throughout the epic (George XIII). ... Comparisons between various characters abound in near-eastern Mesopotamian epic and Homeric epics. ... The earliest Gilgamesh stories seem to come from Sumerian texts which most likely reflect the crys...

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