Ishtar

Ishtar is upset and tells her father to release the Bull of Heaven to punish Gilgamesh. Enkindu and Gilgamesh fight the Bull of Heaven together. Gilgamesh kills the Bull with a sword. After defeating the Bull, Enkidu falls ill and suffers for twelve days…

Artemis/Diana Artemis became widely established in Greece; whereupon her Roman counterpart existed as Diana. Controversially, there exists a debate over which goddess, Artemis or Diana, deserves the earliest recognition, but reportedly Artemis maintains as the earliest goddess. Diana’s status within ancient society became elevated due to her association as being highly sought out for temple prostitution. The goddess known as Artemis/Diana acquired her Ephesians form in 7000 B.C; in addition, the…

The poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh, translated by N.K Sanders tells the story of Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk in Mesopotamia. Gilgamesh, beautiful, strong and powerful, acts relentlessly as he does what pleases and cares little for his people. The Gods create Enkidu, a wild man from the woods, to challenge Gilgamesh. Failing to become the next king of Uruk, Enkidu and Gilgamesh ultimately create a lasting friendship with one another and take on unbelievable journeys together, showing the world their…

By the social, cultural, and economic standards of Ancient Mesopotamia, Gilgamesh displays these qualities by the end of the book. In Ancient Mesopotamia, a king is the person who provides thru whatever means for his people. A king economically, in order to do well must give his people enough necessities in order to survive. A king was the one who had to provide the food and the water for his people. The only way back then to gain supplies was the fight, as food was in scarcity. A good king…

The Sumerian epic poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh translated by Andrew George, is about a man and his friend going on adventures together until tragedy occurs and one dies while the other is left mourning and going on an adventure no mortal man has gone before. There are several themes throughout this epic that people can relate to. One of these themes is life and death. The Sumerians that created this story try to depict their views of mortality and how mortality can affect people and make them…

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest pieces of literature that chronicles the journey of a young king of ancient Uruk, which was a city-state in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and is presently known today as Iraq. In 2700 B.C.E., the ancient story “The Epic of Gilgamesh” was written in the Sumerian language (the earliest Mesopotamian language) on twelve clay tablets (Puchner33). Gilgamesh, who was created by the gods, was two-thirds god and one-third man. This…

After hearing Utnapishtim’s story of the flood, he understands that the quest for immortality is a futile one, as creation itself also contains the seed of death, making it inescapable. He learns that it was the Gods intentions for it to be this way, and he returns to Uruk having learned that the quality of one’s life is measured not by wealth or fame, but by the quality of the time he spent while alive and the people with which he surrounded himself. Gilgamesh learns that overcoming death is…

Upon reading The Epic of Gilgamesh and Antigone by Sophocles were able to draw a connection in the way both of these pieces view women in society. Both pieces show, women were once seen as frail beings that should stay in their places and be brought out just to please men. Fortunately, we as a society have come far in terms of women being viewed as more equal to men than in the late B.C. times but that does not mean women are finished gaining the same rights that men have. During The Epic…

The Epic Gilgamesh has various repeating lines throughout; these lines allude to the theme of the story and provide deeper meaning to otherwise vague lines. Throughout this epic, the inevitability of death is a prominent theme. This theme leads characters to seek out an approach to life that will leave them with an eternal legacy. The repetition of verses provides a window into Gilgamesh’s change of view on life from the beginning to the end of this epic. In this essay we will examine the…

The Epic of Gilgamesh was a great book. Gilgamesh was an actual historical figure. He was a king who ruled the city of Uruk and is most likely responsible for building the walls of the city. Gilgamesh worked his people to death and pretty much took what he wanted from them. He took both men and women from their families and used them as he pleased. The people wanted peace so they would pray to the gods. The gods tell Anu, the goddess of creation, to create someone equal to Gilgamesh that could…