Athanasia: Human Impermanence and the Journey for Eternal Life in the Epic of Gilgamesh

Athanasia: Human helplessness and eternal journey in Gilgamesh epic "You will die like Enkidou, sorrow will be your food Satisfaction With my arrival I will aim at Ubaratutu's Christian Utnapishtim (Jackson Gilgamesh Tablet IX 4-9) Gilgamesh is very afraid of death There are people who crave for everlasting life for centuries.

What? Is Gilgamesh the magnificent hero? In the Gilgamesh epic, the young king of Urk in ancient Sumerian city Gilgamesh struggled for his own life, seeking inner life while facing many challenges and disadvantages. . In this magnificent journey, the return of Gilgamesh not only brought a faithful king but also brought a hero to the people of Uruk. Among this ancient literary work, he shows his skill as a brave warrior, clever leader who is willing to die for his kingdom, so Gilgamesh notes all the features of heroes I'm waiting.

Supernatural enemies, mission, war or adversity. The gilgamesh epic represents most of the features of epic heroism. The depiction of his birth and adventure in life is consistent with the features of the magnificent hero. At some point, Gilgamesh cooperates with selfish and arrogant behavior, but I believe in understanding his heroic epic features and the overall epic description of those features. Gilgamesh is said to be the son of man and goddess

The concept of modern heroes, in fact, in many cases his behavior is quite boring. Nevertheless, Gilgamesh is still an ancient epic hero and later shared with the functions of other ancient epic heroes like Achilles of Iliad. Like many other magnificent heroes, Gilgamesh is different from "ordinary" humans. He is totally neither human nor completely god. He was blessed with gods and respected for humanity. He is aiming at becoming stronger and famous than anyone else. As a grand hero of his companion, Gilgamesh began a journey that he faced and faced a test he was impossible or almost impossible. During this journey, he did not get what he was looking for, but he got something of higher value - spiritual knowledge