Ishtar

Beginning with the similarities, the themes of Psalms 8 and Incantation to Ishtar correspondingly commenced their passages by glorifying their deity. In like manner, both passages introduced the portrayal of the earthly and heavenly powers and authority of Yahweh and Ishtar; essentially declaring a supreme status of each deity. Overall, both religious writings expressed consistent respect of, and devotion to, their chosen…

Didactic literature teaches, instructs, or demonstrates principles of mortality and well being. In The Epic Tale of Gilgamesh, the readers are taught several lessons within the text. The most easily found lesson that is learned within The Epic Tale of Gilgamesh is that death is unavoidable. Gilgamesh was a jealous man, and envied the Gods for their immortality. However, Gilgamesh came up with a plan of his own. Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu realized that even though they can’t live…

Psychological triggers and their role in self-discovery as examined in The Epic of Gilgamesh Epics are most often characterized by a flawed hero’s journey or quest to fulfill a fleshly desire, but instead, fulfills the hero’s need for wisdom. Likewise, The Epic of Gilgamesh can be characterized by Gilgamesh’s self-realization of humanity and mortality, discovered by both Gilgamesh and the reader through his quests for fame and immortality. He embarks on two separate journeys. The first journey,…

Throughout the epic of Gilgamesh the theme of man vs. nature is extensively explored through the characters Enkidu and Gilgamesh. At the start of the epic, Enkidu represents the wild, and Gilgamesh represents the civilized man. However, Enkidu finds himself becoming civilized through his sexuality with the harlot Shamhat, along with his newfound friendship with Gilgamesh. Once Enkidu becomes somewhat civilized, he is no longer welcome among the animals. This transition is meant to praise…

Death and religious beliefs are largely expressed over the course of the poem “Epic of Gilgamesh.” After having a confrontation with Enkidu and later making him his brother, it’s impacted automatically when Enkidu dies. This is the turning point of the story which makes Gilgamesh depressed and transforms him into a different person similar to what happens to most people today. When it comes to religious beliefs, in the poem, the people of Uruk turned to their gods and prayed to them for…

“The Epic of Gilgamesh” is one of the books telling about heroes in ancient times. However, unlike heroes of Greek or Celtic in folk tales, Gilgamesh was an actual figure. He is a king of Uruk around 2700 B.C, who was two-thirds god and one-third man. The god made him to be a great King with beauty, strength, and wise. In the story, his characteristics change constantly as the text proceeds due to the influence from his side-kick character, which is Enkidu, his god-made equal. The first-hand…

In the opening pages of Book I of “The Odyssey” written by Homer and translated by Robert Fagles, the gods are conversing in assembly regarding the death of “handsome” Aegisthus. Similar to the modern-day court system, the gods attempt to justify the fate that Aegisthus, the human, has received. However, the gods - with knowledge of everything happening around the human world - rely not on the testimonies of mere mortals or on evidence received. Instead, the gods recall whether or not they from…

Are you familiar with what a primary source is? A primary source is a story that comes directly to you from the author who lived that story a long time ago. An Egyptian might have written a story, and that story today would be a primary source. In class, these past two weeks have been full of primary source stories. The stories are “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” by Olaudah Equiano and “La Relacion,” by Cabeza de Vaca. Although Olaudah Equiano’s narrative and Cabeza…

Origin: The Golden Gods Series Book 1 by Pedro Urvi Origin is the introduction to the Golden Gods Series, a fantasy/sci-fi book that is filled with action and adventure. It is set in an apocalyptic, ancient world that is ruled by the Golden Gods. Golden Gods are ruthless tyrants who are human-like but immortal and much more powerful, drawing their power from the 5 elements. The Senoca people who are villagers are slaves to the Golden Gods who live in luxury, while the Senoca people are poor and…

Hades is one of the three son of Kronus and Rhea, his symbol is a Cerberus or three headed dog, and was also one of 12 Olympians. He was the god of the death, god of wealth, and a very frightening character, he was also disliked by many humans and gods. Although thought to be evil, he was just an idea for death and after life for the other gods. Hades was the god of the dead and ruler of the underworld. He took Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, and made her his queen. He was characterized as…