Epic heroes are those who embody the ideals of the culture that produced it. Gilgamesh and Hector are two excellent examples of epic heroes. Their situations are very different, but they also have many similarities. The two epics were tragedies; The first similarity.
Compared Gilgamesh Hector seems to be the stereotypical hero. He left his wife and son to fight for pride and honor. He wanted to live up to the expectations of his people. His father was also a famous warrior culture. While Hector is a battle that confronts Achilles, who is bitter about the death of his friends.
However, Gilgamesh was a battle and lost his good friend Enkidu. Gilgamesh was filled with pain, and went on a quest in search of a way to bring back his friend. Also feared for his life and look for Utnapishtim secret of eternal life. He completely abandoned his people in his selfishness.
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Gilgamesh was filled with sorrow because of the death of Enkidu, but he left his own people just for their own progress. Its mission is based on selfishness and greed. Conversely, Hector left his family to fight
Achilles. Andromache told Hector that Achilles had killed his father, his brother and took his mother as a slave. Hector was selfish and filled with too much pride to stay at home and not fight. Gilgamesh and Hector are two heroes selfish. "
Consequently, Gilgamesh never found the secret of eternal life. Hector never returned home with his wife and son because he killed Achilles. Although these are two completely different stories, they had many things in common. Epic heroes are not heroes at all; Men are