How Did Gilgamesh Become Selfish

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Since we have been talking about many mythological heroes and their courage and bravery action in their power to help out another person. And of course all of them are defined heroic in so many ways because they put themselves in the line for the sake of other, which is what hero does. Among all of them, Gilgamesh fascinated me the most throughout the epic. Gilgamesh was quite a different kind of beast. Even though Gilgamesh has posses some hero’s character traits but he was selfish, lack respect to others. As the story gradually developed, Gilgamesh: a ruthless ruler significantly changes into a heroic character. Enkidu was the main reason behind it; he instantly changes the Gilgamesh’s views of life and death. Their friendship bond became