Gilgamesh And Thor Similarities

Gilgamesh and Thor are both extraordinary heroic characters. The purpose of Gilgamesh’s quest was to gain fame, knowledge, and immortality. Thor on the other hand, wants a world that is peaceful and free of wrongdoings and he will go to any measures necessary in order to gain peace for the people of the world and for the world to be free of wrongdoings. Both Gilgamesh and Thor were different in many ways, yet similar in others. For example, Gilgamesh was an arrogant king. As a result of his arrogance, the goddess of love and war, Ishtar, creates a man named Enkidu to even out Gilgamesh’s pride and arrogance. In contrast, Thor is a very humble man, which in fact is the main theme of the movie Thor. At first Thor had to learn humility because he was not resembling humility in the beginning of the movie, Thor. Similarities between the two heroes are abundant. For example, Gilgamesh and Thor are god-like and part god. Gilgamesh is two-thirds god, one-third man and Thor is a Norse god. Being that they are god and/or god-like, their strength is astonishing. Another similarity between them is their bravery. Gilgamesh exemplified bravery by the

In Gilgamesh’s quest, his failure was a huge devastation because he lost that plant of immortality, which would have granted him immortality. In thor’s quest, he was not able to give the entire world peace, which disappointed him. On the other hand, their successes were much more impactful than their failures. Gilgamesh learned many lessons and develops a sense of empathy, which he never had before. Thor gained wisdom, self-leadership, and humility. Self-leadership, humility, and wisdom was essential to Thor being a great leader because he had to know how to lead himself before he could lead others, humble himself and never get too arrogant, and to have the wisdom to make careful and just decisions in a small amount of