Gilgamesh is the first hero of world literature. The story is ancient because we do not know about its “truthfulness”; the story is mythological it involves humans and gods; the story is alo a heroic narrative, an epic. “The Gilgamesh myth encompasses aspects typical of the… hero. These characteristic elements include the hero’s divine parentage, royal status, persobnal courage, phenomenal strength, skill in waging war and/or vanquishing monsters, irresistible drive to surpass all rivals, conflict with a divine adversary, posthumous fame and/or deification, and confrontation with death, typically in the guise of a visit to the Underworld” (Classical Mythology 281).

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Then answer this question, what about this story do you find most interesting? Quote the epic narrative or cite an incident in the narrative of the test as part of your answer. Do not answer with a quotation from a secondary source like an introduction. Cite the primary source by author (if available) cite the title, the translator, the page, chapter, or line number.