In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh explores the possibility of immortality following the saddening death of his friend and brother, Enkidu. ... Gilgamesh is not only a hero in The Epic of Gilgamesh, he is a representation of society as a whole. ... The epic is something that a lot of us can relate to. ... Some humans attempt to challenge their limits, such as Gilgamesh can be seen doing throughout the epic. ... Gilgamesh and Enkidu will be kept in an immortal state for however long The Epic of Gilgamesh is told. ...

• Word Count: 1445
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Epic of Gilgamesh, is not only a story about a man in search of immortality, but also the story of a deep friendship between two men named Gilgamesh and Enkidu. ... Enkidu and Gilgamesh had a deep connection for one another. ... In the same way Gilgamesh is not only a friend for Enkidu. ... So, in The Epic of Gilgamesh, the bond among Gilgamesh and Enkidu is an example of friendship, unity, and that the representation of all human life has the same fortune. ... Gilgamesh and Enkidu's relationship was a true friendship. ...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The Epic of Gilgamesh, is not only a story about a man in search of immortality, but also the story of a deep friendship between two men named Gilgamesh and Enkidu. ... Enkidu and Gilgamesh had a deep connection for one another. ... In the same way Gilgamesh is not only a friend for Enkidu. ... So, in The Epic of Gilgamesh, the bond among Gilgamesh and Enkidu is an example of friendship, unity, and that the representation of all human life has the same fortune. ... Gilgamesh and Enkidu's relationship was a true friendship. ...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the poem, "Anonymous, Gilgamesh", the role of Gilgamesh, at the very first sight of him, is one who possesses the characteristics of beauty, strength, and the ability to do greatness for his city, Uruk. Although this is how Gilgamesh looks from a first glance, he has a drawback of being a king who makes very unwise judgments towards his people by tyrannizing them. ... Gilgamesh is an epic poem of love, but contains grief that has a real change on his character, which causes him to have major flaws in his life as a ruler, which results in a cruel treatment upon the citizens that he reigns...

• Word Count: 600
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Epic of Gilgamesh told a story about a fight between Gilgamesh (a demi-god) and Enkidu (a wild man who lived among untamed beasts). Gilgamesh threw Enkidu to the ground, at which time Enkidu admitted Gilgamesh was superior. ... (The Epic of Gilgamesh, 536-537) The Assyrian gods did not really care about mankind at all. ... In the Epic of Gilgamesh, humans were viewed as slaves to the gods. ... In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the gods were selfish because they wanted to destroy mankind for disturbing their sleep (Epic of Gilgamesh, 538). ...

• Word Count: 900
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The most well recognized story outside the biblical account is the Gilgamesh epic. ... We as a human race will continue wonder exactly what happened and how we have come to the conclusion that there was a flood of epic proportions. ...

• Word Count: 1824
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School