Centered-around a great hero, their culture is represented by this hero who displays their values and highest ideals. A belief that is show is that Mesopotamian society believed that a king should be a shepherd to his people and a just ruler. From this epic it can also be gleamed that the Mesopotamian society believed in many gods who have relationships and pick their favorite people. Therefore the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the greatest stories ever told, gives insight into Mesopotamian belief and culture. It displays great love between two friends. It shows the struggle of man and how one man attempted to become like a god and live an everlasting life, but failing and instead having his name live on for the rest of
Centered-around a great hero, their culture is represented by this hero who displays their values and highest ideals. A belief that is show is that Mesopotamian society believed that a king should be a shepherd to his people and a just ruler. From this epic it can also be gleamed that the Mesopotamian society believed in many gods who have relationships and pick their favorite people. Therefore the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the greatest stories ever told, gives insight into Mesopotamian belief and culture. It displays great love between two friends. It shows the struggle of man and how one man attempted to become like a god and live an everlasting life, but failing and instead having his name live on for the rest of