The Epic of Gilgamesh talks about the journey of seeking immortality, but the consequence seems to be opposite of what Gilgamesh wants.
Gilgamesh, a legendary king of Uruk, is two-third god and one-third man.
After the journal of the Cedar Forest, Enkidu, Gilgamesh's friend, suffered a painful death by the gods because they killed the demon Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven.
Then, Gilgamesh decided to find Utnapishtim by himself in order to have a "everlasting life."
From my point of view, Utnapishtim's flood stoory sounds ridiculous and makes him so godlike.
Even though Gilgamesh did not receive the immortality at the end of the story, his name has been remembed by his citizens of Uruk and people around the world.
Otherwise, his death proves the pattern of human beings' life.
Through living, we grieve for losing some one that we love; we experoence the striving for every achievement; still, we face the death at the end of living.
Immoetality is not a goal for human beings, but rather for gods.
Death is the fate, but the eternal story of our life can be created by ourselves for our next next next generations.
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Gilgamesh is a legendary king not only he is partial god and partial man, but also he is a king to be the first man with any women in Uruk before her husband does. Moreover, Humbaba seems to be a loyalty watchman instead of a demon because its duty is to protect the cedar forest from any damage; however, it begs Gilgamesh not to kill it but finally it still be killed without any humanity.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh is the tale of a man who has become immortal. The fact that we are still telling and learning about the tale is his immortality. C:
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to check your spellin' before postin'.