Key Characteristics Of Rulers In The Epic Of Gilgamesh

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During the 7 weeks during this course we have read anything from Babylonian myths to religious text. Each having key characteristics about them that are similar. Those being there are different types of rulers and the rules they rule their kingdom by. When reading Gilgamesh, the story shows an example of a king who really didn’t care about his people he was constantly in war with enemies that would try to get in his way. Gilgamesh was only concerned with his image. He didn’t care about his people. When the gods fashioned him they made him in perfect form. The sun gave him glory and the terrible god gave him courage (Gilg.#3). To have a demigod who was only concerned about himself, shows the example of the rulers who shouldn’t be allowed to

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