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A Twisted Adventure: The Epic Of Gilgamesh

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A Twisted Adventure The Epic of Gilgamesh was an epic to be told and heard or read by everybody. Though most of the concept of the epic is heroic but let’s not forget the journey it took for Gilgamesh to be daubed a hero. Reading the Odyssey, it is clear to see the similarities with Gilgamesh. Both epics show a great case of immortality and fate. We all know the anger and desperation that we face when we lose someone very close to us; that was exactly what happened in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh went searching for immortality after a close friend has fallen. He went through tremendous journey to make himself immoral. Odysseus was granted immortality if he were to stay with Calypso but he turned it down due to wanting to continue …show more content…

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