2007-10-30 08:40:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Gilgamesh, embarks on a quest for immortality. A goddess named Siduri guides him, and in the course of his adventures he must do combat with monsters and visit the world of the dead. At the end of the quest, Gilgamesh must accept mortality, which the gods allotted to human beings when they created them.
You can find similar myths all over the globe - one's search for knowledge etc.
http://www.geocities.com/folk_king2003/myths_of_heroes.htm
2007-10-30 10:59:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mirko 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The essential story revolves around the relationship between Gilgamesh, a king who has become distracted and disheartened by his rule, and a friend, Enkidu, who is half-wild and who undertakes dangerous quests with Gilgamesh. Much of the epic focuses on Gilgamesh's thoughts of loss following Enkidu's death, and is often credited by historians as being one of the first literary works with high emphasis on immortality.
2007-10-30 09:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by brilliantwash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/GILG.HTM
ummm, you CAN read, right?
2007-10-30 08:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋