Comparing The 12 Labors Of Herakles And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

The two stories are the 12 Labors of Herakles and the Epic of Gilgamesh. The myths are very similar in the aspect that both are stories of heroes, that have large holes in their characters. They each have multiple journeys and battles within their myths and can be seen going through the hero’s journey. A main difference is that at the end of the myths it seems as if as if Gilgamesh has learned from his myth at the end, while Herakles does not seem to change as much. The 12 Labors of Herakles seems to connect the Greek society by having him go all across the Greek world, also it shows that people have to take responsibility for their actions. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a story that seems to tell history of a former king and gives reasons on why …show more content…
The womanizing that both heroes show would have to be excluded, since it would make it hard for audiences in today’s climate to root for these heroes. The heroes’ strength and resilience would be elements I would include in the retelling in the modern would. The two stories are the 12 Labors of Herakles and the Epic of Gilgamesh. The myths are very similar in the aspect that both are stories of heroes, that have large flaws in their characters. They each have multiple journeys and battles within their myths and can be seen going through the hero’s journey. A main difference is that at the end of his story it seems as if Gilgamesh has learned from his struggles, while Herakles does not seem to change as much. The 12 Labors of Herakles seems to connect the Greek society by having him go all across the Greek world, also it shows that people have to take responsibility for their actions. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a story that seems to tell the adventures of a former king and gives reasons on why the world is the way it is. Both stories give context to locations within the world and how the locations are connected to