Gilgamesh is the first heroic narrative in world literature, dating back from about 2700 B.C. ... We see this in Gilgamesh as Gilgamesh often refuses to believe in fate when it is initially presented to him. ... From this we see that Gilgamesh is bound to his fate set by the God Enlil. "O Gilgamesh, this was the meaning of your dream. ... 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. ...

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