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... Gilgamesh and The Odyssey are, without a doubt, two of the greatest epics of all time. ... In Gilgamesh, religion is polytheistic, just as it is in the Odyssey. ... In Gilgamesh, Ishtar is in love with Gilgamesh, but his rejection of her spurs her into a vengeful rage. ... The main conflicts in both epics have to do with the protagonist confronting and waging a battle with a god, either directly as in Gilgamesh when Ishtar is angered and forces Anu to send a bull to destroy the protagonists, or indirectly as in The Odyssey when Poseidon and Zeus send storms and waves to crush Odysseus’ ship. ... Shamash the sun god helps Gilgamesh and Enkidu slay Humbaba while Athene assists Telemachos and Odysseus throughout their respective journeys in The Odyssey. In both stories, sacrifices are made to the gods quite frequently, more often in The Odyssey (with the sacred hecatombs being offered to the gods) than in Gilgamesh. ... Gilgamesh and Odysseus both visit the respective underworlds of their culture. Gilgamesh, who is very afraid of death because he does not know what lies in wait for him in the afterlife, takes a small boat across the Waters of Death to reach Utnapishtim (an immortal man) so that he can find the secret of eternal life. In tablet 12, Gilgamesh descends halfway to hell, so that he may speak with Enkidu, who has died. Enkidu tells Gilgamesh of the afterlife. ... Gilgamesh is the king of Uruk and a hero to the people (excluding the fact that he sleeps with other men’s wives) of his city.
Approximate Word count = 1185
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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