Physical vs. Spiritual Roles of Women
Both the Bible and Gilgamesh have similarities between men using females for their own benefit, but are different because the female power roles have opposite meanings when it comes to sex. Adam and Eve were created in the Book of Genesis in the Bible and it shows its relevance because Adam was created first demonstrating the power man has over woman (Gen. 2). This is important because Eve was created to help Adam giving Adam control over her. Men having control over woman is demonstrated throughout the Bible mostly their own purposes. This means that women have to give in to their husbands when they demand sex which, is different than how sex is used in the poem of Gilgamesh. In Gilgamesh men can have sex in a temple with woman known as priestess which, is different than a prostitute. Men can have sex with these women for their pleasure but it is used as a spiritual connection to their Gods. There are differences on how men view women in the Bible and Gilgamesh because the Bible uses women for their own pleasure while Gilgamesh uses women as a spiritual connection.
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In the Book of Genesis Abraham knows that his wife, Sarah, can not bear children so she offers him her slave. This shows that the slave girl has no power because she is being used just to have a child. Woman are seen as objects in the Bible while their are sees as a way to have a spiritual connection to their Gods in Gilgamesh. In Gilgamesh, they view fertility as a foundation of society because instead of planting a seed into the ground, it is the connection man has with woman and planting a seed in her to create life. It is obvious there is a distinction between both woman and sex and how it is betrayed in the Bible and Gilgamesh because the Bible focuses on women as objects and to be used for sex while the story of Gilgamesh uses woman for sex as a spiritual