The poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh, translated by N.K Sanders tells the story of Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk in Mesopotamia. Gilgamesh, beautiful, strong and powerful, acts relentlessly as he does what pleases and cares little for his people. The Gods create Enkidu, a wild man from the woods, to challenge Gilgamesh. Failing to become the next king of Uruk, Enkidu and Gilgamesh ultimately create a lasting friendship with one another and take on unbelievable journeys together, showing the world their great powers.
The beginning of the story begins with an introduction to the village of Uruk and their great king, Gilgamesh. As Gilgamesh is the handsomest, strongest, and most powerful man of his village, Gilgamesh begins taking advantage of his people. …show more content…
They decide to go into the woods and conquer Humbaba, the guard of the forest. They quickly order weapons and set off on their long journey. During the journey, Gilgamesh experiences bad dreams with Enkidu. Enkidu simply interprets them into positive morals to relax Gilgamesh and keep him focused on the journey. They being cutting down trees to acknowledge Humbaba of their arrival. When they finally face Humbada, Gilgamesh and Enkidu plead for help from Shamash, the God of the sun. Shamash sends eight great winds against Humbada. Humbaba begs for them to spare his life, even offers to give them the forest and to build them a palace. However, Enkidu tells Gilgamesh not to listen to him, and they kill both him and his servants. They proudly return to Uruk with the head of Humababa as a trophy for the people of the …show more content…
I love Greek mythology and enjoyed following the story plot as it introduced the audience to different gods and goddesses. In high school, we actually read the same story, but through the view of a different interpreter. It was interesting to see the differences and similarities between the two interpretations. I also liked how the author was able to compact so much information and detail into the story where it was easy to actually picture the characters and the settings around
The beginning of the story begins with an introduction to the village of Uruk and their great king, Gilgamesh. As Gilgamesh is the handsomest, strongest, and most powerful man of his village, Gilgamesh begins taking advantage of his people. …show more content…
They decide to go into the woods and conquer Humbaba, the guard of the forest. They quickly order weapons and set off on their long journey. During the journey, Gilgamesh experiences bad dreams with Enkidu. Enkidu simply interprets them into positive morals to relax Gilgamesh and keep him focused on the journey. They being cutting down trees to acknowledge Humbaba of their arrival. When they finally face Humbada, Gilgamesh and Enkidu plead for help from Shamash, the God of the sun. Shamash sends eight great winds against Humbada. Humbaba begs for them to spare his life, even offers to give them the forest and to build them a palace. However, Enkidu tells Gilgamesh not to listen to him, and they kill both him and his servants. They proudly return to Uruk with the head of Humababa as a trophy for the people of the …show more content…
I love Greek mythology and enjoyed following the story plot as it introduced the audience to different gods and goddesses. In high school, we actually read the same story, but through the view of a different interpreter. It was interesting to see the differences and similarities between the two interpretations. I also liked how the author was able to compact so much information and detail into the story where it was easy to actually picture the characters and the settings around