Enkidu

Praise Before there was King David, there was King Saul and his son Jonathan. Although Saul had his flaws, as we all do, he had been a mighty warrior and defender of the Israelites. He lived in a time when the Philistine city states on the Gaza plain were subjugating the Israelites who lived in the hills. The book of Judges is full of Philistines running roughshod over the Israelites, and part of the initial success was their iron age weaponry. The Israelites were still in the bronze age,…

Gilgamesh was god and one-third man and he was the 5th king of Urke. In Uruk, a city set between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. And their kings represented the will of the gods. Even though Gilgamesh was required to involve others so they could figure the interpretation of the gods’ will. As a king, Gilgamesh had to patron and guide his people but he was despot and masterful. as a result of his actions, “ his lust leaves no virgin to her lover, neither the warrior’s daughters nor the…

Following the ninth stage, the hero still has quite a bit left to his journey. The hero has a choice to make between personal objective and a higher cause (Bronzite). This is known as stage ten. Stage eleven is known is called “resurrection” (Bronzite). This is the hero’s final battle and exemplifies more than the hero’s life. He is challenged to overcome death and if he fails, it will cause innocent people t suffer. Usually the hero will win and leave clean, and reborn (Bronzite). The final…

After I go to sleep, I won't be able to use any of my powers. I will not be able to read your mind anymore." "Why must you do this to yourself, Great River?" the Shaman asked. "Just, River, please. I must do this because Indious has access to my mind, especially when I use my powers. The more I use them, the more he can see what I'm hiding. If I forget everything, the secrets I hide will remain hidden from him and his council. I will not even remember my name." "You will be as a mardoc," Jonus…

Yagan Part A: Yagan was an Indigenous Australian warrior of the Noongar people. He belonged to a tribe of around 60 people who supposedly went by the title of Beeliar. He was the son of Midgigoroo who was the chief of his tribe. It is said that he was born at around 1795 and died July 1833. His people were what would be called south of Perth now in Western Australia bounded by the swan and canning rivers. Yagan was described as taller than the average man and of an impressive physic. He had a…

One allusion present in Oedipus Rex is the allusion to the Sphinx. The Sphinx is referenced with the priest describing the current situation of Thebes in the beginning. The priest provides some context for this play by saying that Oedipus “save us from the Sphinx, that flinty singer, and the tribute we paid to her so long” (Prologue, 38). The Sphinx was basically a monster that plagued the town of Thebes prior to Oedipus’ arrival. Oedipus saved Thebes from the Sphinx and its plague by answering…

What is the answer to the elusive question that is immortality? According to the reveled rulers of the ancient lands, one lived forever in the vast monuments that these authorities had crafted as representations of their supremacy. Ironically, however, it is because of these “immortal” renditions, that we have proof of just how evanescent life – no matter how formidable, can be. Nevertheless, those rulers who thirsted for immortality still live on due to their stories being captured forever in…

Odyssey/Gilgamesh Travel Log Among the bronze fortified walls of Uruk lives gilgamesh, king of kings, half god, half mortal and ruler of Uruk. After the events of gilgamesh shamhat returned to the temple and Gilgamesh finally assumed his duties as a king. Shortly after a year had gone by he received a letter from the west. From a of man needing a extra crew member. This was the great adventurer Odysseus, great trickster and king of Ithaca was in need of a adventurer since losing all of his crew…

Chapter Six Chango Other Names: Shango, Xango. A War god, connected with Mars, claimed to give victory over adversaries and perform powerful punishment upon them. He is called mostly for men in all issues to do with victory and sensuality, to be seductive to women. Chango may perhaps be the best recognized of the Orishas. He rules dance, drums fire, lightning and thunder. Chango is a warrior Orisha of knowledge and intellect, has hot-tempered nature and is the personification of manhood. Chango…

Rebellion and madness set in the period of one of the darkest periods of human life since the Neolithic revolution; Aguirre, the Wrath of God takes us back to a time of conquistadors and the blatant disregard for human life while one tries to permanently cement their name in the history books and trust me Don Lope de Aguirre has succeeded in that regard though perhaps not as well as his initial commander in this film, Francisco Pizarro. Power is something that we as humans always desire, even…