Gilgamesh, Odysseus and Modern Heroes

The domain of heroes is inherent to on the whole the cultures round world. To cite two of the many would be Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia and Odysseus from Greek culture. The similarities and dissimilarities be as follows:\nTo begin with, they were two kings. Gilgamesh ruled over Uruk on the banks of Euphrates river, while Odysseus over the Greek island of Ithaca. The Epic of Gilgamesh has been recorded in the tablets while the source of Odysseuss endeavors is in general Odyssey in addition to a few other literary sources. The opening line of Odyssey hints at the very nature of its relay transmitter when Homer writes, Oh Goddess of Inspiration, help me peach of wily Odysseus, that master of schemes! It is his cunningness on with brilliance as warrior that resulted in Greeks winning the Trojan war and later reaching pedestal in spite of all the odds. As is famously cognise now, Greek soldiers hid themselves in the heavyweight wooden horse to pull in access into the fortres s of the rival to overturn the outcome of cardinal year long war.\nAs for Gilgamesh, he was in initial years iron fisted and grim in dealing with his subjects. It was not before the Gods created a counterforce in Enkidu that the violent king transform himself. This shows that ancient heroes were not altogether just and did not consider on the moral moil to guide their actions.\nBoth of them were prefer by Gods at several(a) stages of their lives. While their role in creating Enkidu brought the change in Gilgamesh, we similarly see Odysseus was constantly favor by Goddess Athena. The recurring themes in the text of Gilgamesh are the attack of Cedar forests along with Enkidu and the armed combat with the demon Humbaba, rejecting the Goddess Ishtar, Gilgameshs mourning of Enkidus death, the address of Goddess Siduri, travel to end of the mankind to stick meaning of life. Similarly, the themes which find mention in Odysseus scene are the Trojan war, the elbow room back to Ithaca involving the fight with cyclops Polyp...