In Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh first journeys to the Cedar Forest along side his companion, Enkidu, with the intention of killing Huwawa, and then to Utnapishtim, a man granted eternal life, in search of immortality. Both travels are driven by Gilgamesh’s desire of glory. Similarly, in books nine through eleven of The Odyssey, Odysseus speaks of the dangerous tasks he was faced with and his visit to the underworld. All of his actions depended on his want for kleos, a soldier's glory. Although Gilgamesh and Odysseus share the same burning desire of achieving fame, only Odysseus’ mature approach and mindset on numerous occasions gave him the path to glory. Both characters express their aspirations differently, yet their interest in glory is shown
