Gilgamesh Vs Beowulf

Beowulf the mighty hero who saved Hrothgar and his people from a certain death. But he's not the only epic hero there is out there. There are heroes such as Gilgamesh, Achilles, Aeneas, Hercules, and Odysseus. Who are all strong and mighty warriors. But even thought they were all the same type of hero they are all different. Now I will tell you the aspects of all of those men and how they are alike and different from Beowulf. Let's start with Gilgamesh. Beowulf and Gilgamesh are both heroes and were considered heroes for their courage and the fact that he went into a battle to save people. To become hero Gilgamesh had to save Enkidu from Humbaba who comes when Gilgamesh starts building a wall and they go into the forest to get materials. …show more content…
Achilles was mad at Hector for what he had done to his friend, he felt as if it was his fault that Hector had killed Patroclus. And after he killed him, he was so full of hate that he mutilated his body. When Beowulf Defeated Grendel it was because he had heard of the terror an it was like he wanted to become even more well known than he already was. Once Beowulf had killed Grendel, he also mutilated the body not by dragging his body through town, but he did rip off his arm as a gift for the Danes. Beowulf and Achilles are alike in ways but not in others. They both have superhuman, abilities but unlike Beowulf, Achilles half god aka demi-god. They both farewell known people in their stories. While Beowulf and Achilles may posses aspects of an epic hero many believe that Beowulf was more of a hero because of Achilles brutal and selfish ways. Beowulf was seen for his brute strength and courage because he willingly went int a fight without a weapon simply because the monster didn't have a …show more content…
But it seems as if Beowulf plays his battles more by ear then Hercules. But that is only because Hercules was born and it ruined Hades plans. Which causes a lot to happen and then once he finally learned Zeus was his father he was to go to him and be told what to do next. But it makes Beowulf seem more interesting because you don't know what he's going to do next. Whereas Hercules is predictable because his life was mapped out from the start. But they both had amazing things they had done. Like Beowulf He had swam for five days and five nights to kill sea monsters. Or When he killed Grendel to also later kill Grendel’s mother. Hercules being able to lift 100 tons and being able to jump 100 feet into the air and Beowulf being able to hold his breath for hours and being able to rip a body part off with his bare hands. Both are amazing with their