Gilgamesh is one of the first and oldest epics that explores the idea of afterlife. The gods give him much power and courage, so they expect him to listen to them. However, he disobeyed the gods, so they killed his friend, Enkidu. He then decides to go on a journey to seek moriarty. Along the journey, he meets ,Utnapishtim, who leads him to a plant that grants everlasting life. He fails to keep and protect this plant, so he has to accept that death is a part of life. Some of Gilgamesh's encounters are similar to stories in the bible. For example, he meets Utapisgtium, who helped people survive the flood (Fiero 13). Utapisgtium can be compared to Noah in the bible, who also saved mankind from the flood. Also, this story is similar to the bible because the gods punished Gilgamesh for cutting down the cedar. …show more content…
When Adam and Eve disobeyed him and ate off the tree, he punished them by putting sin in the world. Therefore, Christians believe that if Adam and Eve obeyed God than the world would not have evil. However, there is a difference in the discovery of afterlife. In the bible, afterlife is granted to people who confess their sins and confess that Jesus is real. In the epic of Gilgamesh, afterlife was not discovered, so he had to deal with knowing death is a part of life. In the textbook, it says, “The mythic hero has discovered his human limits, but has failed to secure everlasting life (Fiero 13). Also, I can connect to the pain he felt when he lost Enkidu. He felt devastated and hopeless. Losing anyone close is very heartbreaking and devastating. When my grandma died unexpectedly, I felt sad and horrible for weeks. She came over every friday to help make dinner and play games with me, so it was hard for me to accept the fact that she was gone. Eventually, I realized there was nothing I could do to stop death, so I had to accept the fact that death is a part of human