Introduction
Gilgamesh is brought into light after the discovery of Enkidu in the forest and his powers though present is revealed as he fights and defeats Enkidu whom they later become great friends. Gilgamesh is also not only a warrior and a leader, but also a considerate person since he is more concerned with the protection of the people of Uruk.his heroic status is felt by all within his ruling.
Discussion
His demonstration of power is brought forward as he is able to build strong fountains and cedar gate from the forest to protects his rulings. Considered a superman he is portrayed as having distingtive aspects as compared to the people he is governing and in thasi case he is able to do all acts inn his power s withot being challenged.
By taking the long journey to the cedar woods, he is standing a test of courage and showing that he also can possess and have power more than the other gods since he sees that in uruk he has no challangers.He intends to establish his name in the place where the greatest of the men are written.In this concept Gilgamesh undertakes a journey to the cedar forest where he and Enkidu have to characteristically fight and defeet that rulers of the forest. This journey to them is an adventure and acts as a chance to incereacs most of their territorial rule.
The quest for immortality seems to be the driving factor for Gilgamesh since undergoing through this adventure depict his heroic actions of trying to live a life without death.from the advice he received from Enkidu of a possibility of immortality he clearly embarks o and adventurous journey that he clear ought s that it will make him immortal.
In establishing nobility he seeks immortality where he wants to get more honor by slaying a more immortal being unlike having to challenge lesser beings that are not immortal and of little abilities as compared to his. In this concept fighting the gods depict a great success to his rule ant that is a great reason why he and Enkidu undertake the same task of fighting all the superior gods that try to suppress their efforts (Andrew 2000).
The two immense grand adversaries, the hero and his opponent, meet at the climax, this heroic characteristics can be seen in the final tablets Gilgamesh finally meets Utnapishtim the god who offers him a chance of immortality therefore giving a clear characteristic of how heroic Gilgamesh straggled to attain his quest of becoming immortal which at the end of everything he misses this chance and dies. Being a god-despiser, Gilgamesh portrays his abilities as more enhanced that those of the existing gods and it is through this that the gods decide to bring forth Enkidu who they consider that at a certain time he will be able to change the perception of Gilgamesh who even the people under him fear most because of his cruelty.
Conclusion
Due to his heroic attribute he comes across a numinous phenomenon and in this case he prays to Shamash and divine assistance to overcome the challenges that he is journey to attaining an immortal life. Gilgamesh is a hero with character that is more beautiful that he is admired by the goddess, more courageous that he fight all his challengers and more terrifying where his cruelty lingers across his people. Even though he depicts this attributes, he is still mortal.
Works cited
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Andrew G, ed. The Gilgamesh story : The Poem and Other Texts in Akkadian and Sumerian. Babylonian Epic New York: Penguin Classics, 2000.