Similarities Between The Epic Of Gilgamesh And Iliad

Epic verse is one of the most punctual types of writing started as an oral portrayal depicting a progression of legendary or historic occasions. Inevitably, these stories were composed down and read so anyone might hear to an audience. The Epic of Gilgamesh was composed around fifteen hundred years preceding the Iliad, however the two epics indicates a large number of the similarities and differences in respects of symbolism, themes and allegory. This research will provide an overview of both Epic of Gilgamesh and Homer’s Iliad in regard of themes, representation of epic heroes, symbolism, allegory and mindset of the time period in which these stories were written by authors.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is said to be the most established known case

For example; The Iliad is totally in place, notwithstanding, there are considerable measures of holes in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Furthermore, there isn't any issue in comprehension in The Iliad; however The Epic of Gilgamesh requires the knowledge of oriental dialects, for example, Sumeric, Akkadian, Hettite, and Hurritic so as to completely catch on (Abusch). Additionally, Iliad set amid the Trojan War, and apparently contains numerous heroes who could be thought to be epic (Gill). This is in the complexity to Gilgamesh, who is endeavoring to discover immortality and is forced to go up against his own particular mortality on his voyage. Another distinction is that in the Iliad, the war is pursued by humans, yet the pantheon of gods and goddesses favor one side and bigly affect the result. This is distinctive for Gilgamesh, who isn't entirely human

It is a case of communication among cultures. These similarities concentrate on characters and themes. Initially, the two concentrate on epic heroes and their forceful deeds, yet additionally their human weakness. Particularly, we can see similarities amongst Gilgamesh and Achilles. Gilgamesh is an awesome warrior king who is from mostly divine and incompletely human parentage, Achilles is an extraordinary warrior who is blended divine and human, in any case, the two are mortal (Ziolkowsk). “How, O how could I stay silent, how, O how could I keep quiet? My friend whom I love has turned to clay: Enkidu my friend whom I love has turned to clay. Am I not like him? Must I lie down too, never to rise again?" (Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet X, and column V.). For instance; when he loses his companion, Enkidu, Gilgamesh recalls the mortality in this citation and afterward he chooses to look for immortality. “Give me your armor to put on your shoulders; The Trojans might suppose I was you, Hold back, and give the Acheans' sons a breather, For breathing spells in war are very few. Then, with a shout, fresh men might easily turn tired men from the ships toward the city." So, like a fool he begged; for it would be an evil death and doom for himself he asked” (Lines 40-47 Book