According to the American actor who plays the heroic character Superman, Christopher Reeve, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Being called a hero is the biggest compliment someone could receive. It takes a special person to be considered to join the list of heroes. The character Gilgamesh has traits of a typical hero and should be recognized as one. One reason Gilgamesh should be in the typical heroic rank is because he was called to go on a quest. For instance in the book The Epic of Gilgamesh, “There dwells in the forest a fierce monster Humbaba [You and I shall] kill [him] [And] wipe out [something evil from the land]. The haunt of Humbaba is a hopeless quest”
