God's Role In The Epic Of Gilgamesh

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the God plays a powerful indirect role and interfere with the lives of human. Mesopotamian deities required human to worship and praise them. In return, God is supposed to stabilize their surrounding and to provide them a good fortune. There are many examples throughout the epic text of God trying to control life in a certain way. Gilgamesh is two-thirds god and one-third human and plays the role of being king of the city Uruk. Gilgamesh is very powerful and is not afraid of anyone or anything. Aruru, the Goddess of Creation creates Enkidu, who is supposed to be equal to Gilgamesh because people of the community complain about Gilgamesh, the ruler for not treating them well. Enkidu is the only many who can challenge …show more content…
Human will faced the death of their life. There are two people in the entire story of Epic of Gilgamesh who lived eternally. Utnapishtim and his wife were able to escape the flood because God Enlil, supreme God of Mesopotamian told them the secret about the flood. The community was too noisy leading Enlil not able to sleep. God has the power to do what they want, and he chose to destroy the community because of the noisiness. Gilgamesh strives to be immortal just like God, which he tries so hard to find an answer. He wants his name to live forever, as a God will live forever. He started to fear death when his best friend, Enkidu had died. Gilgamesh did not settle around and start a family because he is too busy trying to find the answer to an eternal life. He was once told that he would never find the life for which he is searching. Finally, he found his answer from Utnapishtim, who tested him to stay up for 6 days and 6 nights. Gilgamesh failed to do so, and fell asleep. In the end, Gilgamesh learned that the legacy he leaves behind would live forever even if he dies. Everything he once accomplished will forever be in the hearts of his