A traumatic event, or simply growing up can cause a person to change their life, quickly. But in life problems take time, and with that time a person will adjust because of the challenges they may face, and many call this time period a journey. Being on a journey is a part of everyone’s life, and without a journey, people wouldn’t test their limits or go through struggles that cause a person to develop into a strong trustworthy person they could be.
The dictionary the definition of journey is defined as “an act from traveling from one place to another” (Merriam-Webster). But a journey is much more than traveling somewhere, it teaches a person countless lessons and test people in their trying times. In both epics, The Odyssey and The Epic …show more content…
During the start of the epic and his journey with life, Gilgamesh was a young, arrogant king, who held an abundance of power and no one could equal to him. The way that he acted caused problems with the people of Uruk, “No son is left with his father, for Gilgamesh takes them all[…]His lust leaves no virgin to her lover[...]”(Sanders, 62). No one was at peace in this town and wished to be, the people of Uruk prayed to the gods to create a being that was equal to Gilgamesh and someone that he could relate to. The gods responded by creating Enkidu, a man that lived in the wild and could compete with Gilgamesh. After fighting the two soon became best friends, and as they became closer they decided to go to battle with the monster god who controlled the Cedar forest, Humbaba. They defeated the monster god and Gilgamesh attracted attention from the Ishtar, goddess of love and war, she stated to Gilgamesh “[…] be my bridegroom; grant me seed of your body” (Sanders, 85), he kindly rejected her offer. This upsets Ishtar, as her revenge she has the Bull of Heaven sent to destroy him, but the bull is defeated by Enkidu and Gilgamesh. The defeat of the bull angers Ishtar more and she goes to council with the other gods convincing them that Enkidu must …show more content…
During his journey, he witness a religious ceremony that sacrificed bulls to Poseidon, after witnessing this Athena convinces Telemachus to speak to the King of the city, Nestor. Talking to him allowed Telemachus to learn that they didn’t know much about his fathers whereabouts, but you can tell that he is growing into a more self confident man. By the end of Book 4, it is very obvious that Telemachus has started to stand out as the son of Odyssey and is able to stand for himself, and demand the respect that he deserves for
The dictionary the definition of journey is defined as “an act from traveling from one place to another” (Merriam-Webster). But a journey is much more than traveling somewhere, it teaches a person countless lessons and test people in their trying times. In both epics, The Odyssey and The Epic …show more content…
During the start of the epic and his journey with life, Gilgamesh was a young, arrogant king, who held an abundance of power and no one could equal to him. The way that he acted caused problems with the people of Uruk, “No son is left with his father, for Gilgamesh takes them all[…]His lust leaves no virgin to her lover[...]”(Sanders, 62). No one was at peace in this town and wished to be, the people of Uruk prayed to the gods to create a being that was equal to Gilgamesh and someone that he could relate to. The gods responded by creating Enkidu, a man that lived in the wild and could compete with Gilgamesh. After fighting the two soon became best friends, and as they became closer they decided to go to battle with the monster god who controlled the Cedar forest, Humbaba. They defeated the monster god and Gilgamesh attracted attention from the Ishtar, goddess of love and war, she stated to Gilgamesh “[…] be my bridegroom; grant me seed of your body” (Sanders, 85), he kindly rejected her offer. This upsets Ishtar, as her revenge she has the Bull of Heaven sent to destroy him, but the bull is defeated by Enkidu and Gilgamesh. The defeat of the bull angers Ishtar more and she goes to council with the other gods convincing them that Enkidu must …show more content…
During his journey, he witness a religious ceremony that sacrificed bulls to Poseidon, after witnessing this Athena convinces Telemachus to speak to the King of the city, Nestor. Talking to him allowed Telemachus to learn that they didn’t know much about his fathers whereabouts, but you can tell that he is growing into a more self confident man. By the end of Book 4, it is very obvious that Telemachus has started to stand out as the son of Odyssey and is able to stand for himself, and demand the respect that he deserves for