Comparing Epic Of Gilgamesh And Genesis

Multiple differences are seen in between the two stories of the flood; as stated, a major difference is that Gilgamesh is a an epic told to entertain, when Genesis is a religious text. Another difference is the length of the rains and floods. In The Epic of Gilgamesh the rains only

Throughout the Genesis Flood, Atrahasis Flood and the Epic of Gilgamesh flood, there are many different ways to interpret the different views of The Flood. These different narratives in these stories have their own explanation on how this myth took place and the different beliefs that occurred during this flood. The way you portray each narrative is based on what exactly your beliefs are.

While mortal characters contain differences that deal with mortality and age, the depiction of higher power and divine characters come in very different forms, but maintain similar overall behaviors. Due to the similarities in behaviors, the major events are depicted very similar and the outcomes are almost identical. The differences in the stories arise simply because of the context in which each story is written. The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in ancient Mesopotamia where religion was extremely polytheistic. The story in The Hebrew Bible is written with a monotheistic mindset. While these religions are different in terms of the number of gods, there are obvious similarities that arise between the divine figures in each story. The gods in The Epic of Gilgamesh represent different personalities and virtues, but there is

In both Gilgamesh and Noah and the Flood, man’s wickedness leads to death, destruction, and rebirth all caused by billions of gallons of water sweeping the earth’s surface. The flood in both stories destroys most of mankind. The floods represent rebirth and a new beginning for mankind, as well as the gods and God’s wrath. In Gilgamesh the gods decide to destroy mankind by flooding the earth for six days and nights. Utnapishtim is chosen to build a boat in order to restart mankind after the flood. In the Bible God also decides to flood the earth due to the increase in wickedness. God chooses Noah to build an ark and store seven pairs of every clean animal and two of every other kind of animal on it

The Hebrew Flood story of Noah and his obligation to preserve man kind after God had punished all living creatures for their inequities parallels The Epic of Gilgamesh in several ways. Even though these two compilations are passed on orally at different times in history the similarities and differences invoke deliberation when these stories are compared. Numerous underlining themes are illustrated throughout each story. Humans are guilty of transgressions and must be punished, God or Gods send a flood as punishment to destroy this evil race, a person is selected by the gods to build a craft that will withstand the flood and allow this person to create a new race. An

God said to Noah, “And I behold, I establish my covenant with you and with your seed after you; and with every living creature with you. And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there anymore be a flood to destroy the earth.” That’s when God made an everlasting covenant between himself and every living creature of all flesh on earth. Even though, in the story of Gilgamesh, the Gods decided that it was wrong to punish mankind, they still did not make a covenant with man. Instead of making a pact with humans they granted immorality to Utnapishtim and his wife. In both stories they settled the flood in different ways separating the stories.

(1) The black demon saw a beautiful woman and out of all the nobel women. He picked the one that was about the be married. He kidnapped her on her wedding night. It shows that the black demon does things impulsively. He does not care of the consequences. It shows that since he is a demon. He does not fear the consequences of men. When he saw her he could not longer live without her. When he kidnap her. He locked her in box showing that he does not trust the women he kidnap with other men. It also means he wants to keep her pure. She was kidnap on her wedding night so she did not have sex yet so the demon believed she was pure. The untainted virgin that has not been violated by men was his and his only. When he traveled he took her out of the box and wanted to sleep beside her. It shows when he his comfortable. He would sleep better beside her. The women was the demon's most prized possession. It is like comparing the women to a boy's secret toy. When a boy is around someone he would hide his secret toy from everyone. When the boy is alone he would take it and worship it. This meaning is similar to Metamorphoses when Apollo wanted Daphne. Even though she refused him. He impulsively try to rape her. She was turned into a tree, but he still tried to rape the tree. Another text with the similar meaning is in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Any women Gilgamesh desired he would take married or not. Since he was part god and king. He did not care of consequence like the demon.

Ancient Hebrew people living in Mesopotamia believed that the sky was another body of water and that there was a dome protecting them from the water spilling out. Their culture wasn't very scientifically advanced. This belief made the perception of how the flood started different than an everyday rainstorm. Since the sky was a dome leading to the body of water above, the flood came when God let open the doors on the dome and let the water out. Their view is shown in this verse in Genesis: “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month: on that day All fountains of the great abyss burst forth, and the floodgates of the sky were opened” (Genesis 7:11). Ancient Hebrew people believed that

All throughout history, the role that women play have been overlooked and not thought of as being as important as the men. In reality, the world could not possibly go round if it wasn 't for the women and the minor, but crucial roles they play. Although the women in the Epic of Gilgamesh had minor roles, their roles were definitely important. The women, who are Aruru, Shamhat, Ninsun, Siduri, Ishtar, and the wife of Utnapishtim, represents not only great wisdom and power, but also temptation, which the men try no to fall victim to, and ruin. Just like the men in this epic, the women also have powers, of which the men were aware. According to the text, “the stories that [make up the Epic of Gilgamesh centers] around two major events:

I found both my readings to be very interesting. The first reading spoke about two mighty men and how they came friends, Gilgamesh being the king and his new counter part Enkidu. Enkidu was raised in the wild with beats and birds. The article spoke about how might King Gilgamesh was and how all feared him, he was handsome and very strong. He did not fear death and did made many ventures on land and sea. When he heard about another that would be his equal he set out a "harlot" to seduce him.

The Epic of Gilgamesh and Noah and the Ark are two very famous stories that contain a variety of similarities and differences. The story of Gilgamesh, dating back to the third millennium B.C.E., tells the story of the hero, Gilgamesh, trying to find a way to become immortal after the death of his friend, Enkidu. He confides in and listens to the story of Utnapishtim, a former mortal whom the gods granted eternal life to after he was chosen to survive the wrath that was brought down upon mankind. The story of Noah, which dates back to around 2349 B.C.E.-2348 B.C.E., tells the story of a man named Noah who was spared by God after He also exterminated mankind. There are many comparisons for these stories, including the floods used for human punishment, the release of birds once the flood ended, and the underlying fact that both protagonists, Utnapishtim and Noah, were righteous heroes. However, these stories do contain differences, such as the dates of when the stories took place, the length of both the floods, and the landing location of their boats.

In the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Odyssey they both have the same main idea, the heroes on a journey looking for something they want or need. Homer was the author of The Odyssey an epic poet. The author of The Epic of Gilgamesh is anonymous, but the story was also an epic like the Odyssey. The Odyssey and The Epic of Gilgamesh both characters were kings who were strong, brave and blessed by the gods, both of them angered a god who gave them the consequences they had to overcome also in the stories there was someone who got tempted. In both stories, some gods helped the heroes and a few made their journeys a lot more difficult.

The general attitude towards a relationship in the Epic of Gilgamesh (Gilgamesh) is that as long as a man marries a women and has children with her, sexual relations with other men, women, children and animals are permitted. The concept of an beastial sexual relationship in the Ancient World is also justified in the beginnings of the Book of Genesis (Genesis), however, throughout Genesis it is seen that the concept of sodomy as well as fornication is socially unacceptable. Obsession is also a topic of discussion within both texts and overall, romantic desire is a concept which is not accepted in the community.

They both have to go on quests to find their destiny. They battle creatures that threatens what they love. “Ramayana” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh”, have very similar plots, that disrepute Thomas Macaulay argument. The protagonist in each of the stories “Ramayana” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh”, is Godly like.

The Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis are both texts from Ancient Mesopotamia that tell the stories of the people on Earth, trials of kingship, and floods. Both were assumed to be written between 2100 B.C. and 1300 B.C., but we cannot be absolutely sure of the date or the author because there is no evidence to support the dates said. The Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis were both historical books, focused on higher beings, with the intent of telling the stories of the people from that time period and teaching important morals in current days. Genesis, written in the Hebrew Bible, surrounded the idea on monotheism, the belief in one god, while The Epic of Gilgamesh surrounds the idea of polytheism, belief in multiple gods. In the Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis, knowledge plays an extremely important role because it changes innocence to experience, it leads to characters’ deaths, and differentiates between being civilized and being civilized.