Philosophy of Death in The Epic of Gilgamesh, Apology, The Satyricon, The Iliad, and The Martyrdom of Perpetua

The only thing that can not be avoided in life is tax and death. In fact, death is the only way to avoid taxes. Because of its ultimate polarity, people have awareness of death. What kind of image and attitude do they have? The document 'Epic of Gilgamesh', 'Apology', 'Sally Rikan', 'Iliad', and 'Sacred Martyrdom' are the most important documents of the ancient world on Western philosophy of death. These documents are important as attitudes and images related to each work are influenced primarily by the type they write.

.... Gilgamesh is an epic about the adventure and role development of the young king with superhuman powers. It is similar in some respects to the later epic like such Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. For example, Gilgamesh and Iliad each focus on a hero with abnormal physical fitness. (In Iliad, Superman is Achilles). Furthermore, in Gilgamesh and Odyssey, each of the protagonists crossed the ocean and fought against monsters and explored the magical lands. In all three epic, the mythical gods played an important role, but it is set to the real land - Gilgamesh, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), and Iriad will enter the city wall Troy (today) Turkey Odyssey of countries and islands in countries outside the Mediterranean

There are few really amazing epics in Western literature. Among them, Gilgamesh's epic is by far the oldest. The standard version of epic a few centuries ago before Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. The story of Gilgamesh's behavior is much greater than that of the times, and may be the worship of Gilgamesh as from the ancient worship religion of around 2600 BC. But what does it mean to call Gilgamesh "epic"? The epic form itself can sometimes trace back to Homer and defines five common features for the epic: 1) There are significant countries or globally important heroes; 2) There is a huge canvas , One is a whole world or a larger environment 3) Plot includes fight including Superman's action and a long and difficult journey, 4) Gods and other supernatural creatures are included with interest, 5) There is a ceremonial performance aspect, a ritual style than ordinary words. In Gilgamesh, there is an earlier story than Homer who satisfies all these criteria.

Essay: Western literature has almost no real amazing epic. Among them, Gilgamesh epic is far the oldest

There are few really amazing epics in Western literature. Among them, Gilgamesh epic is far the oldest

Gilgamesh, Odysseus, Achilles, Aristotle, Plato ... These are the names that most people know well. Even if you have never read the translation of Gilgamesh epic, Iliad or Aristotle and Plato's philosophy, you will affect them to a certain extent. How are these ancient texts written in the current ancient language translated? How do you maintain relevance? Translation is essential to preserve important ideas, philosophy, and stories. In the latter part of the eighth century, King Caliph of the Islamic Abbas dynasty knew this. Caliph and his family sponsored Greek philosophy and science translation and spent a lot of money. Even if Greece and the Roman Empire collapse, Greece is still an intellectual. Muslims go to them for translation, since Christians are actually the people who know best. Sometimes it is not an easy task, since you must translate the text from Greek to Syrian (Syrian) and then translate it into Arabic.