The Interaction Of Gods / Goddesses And Humans In The Epic Of Gilgamesh

Hospitality is shown throughout Odysseus adventures. Many people would offer gift and feast in order to welcome the visitor (Odysseus). “Stranger, there is no quirk or evil in you that I can see. You know Zeus metes out fortune to good and bad men as it pleases him. Hardship he sent to you, and you must bear it. But now that you have taken refuge here you shall not lack for clothing, or any other comfort due to a poor man in distress” (Book 6, lines 201-207). Nausikaa introduces

Explanation: This is great example that people valued hospitality greatly because Odysseus was disguised at the beggar which is considered the low end of society, Eumaues still offered him shelter and food and did what he could to care for the beggar. Furthermore Eumaues told Odysseus what was going on with the kingdom while he was gone. Not only that but Eumaues helped him enter the halls as a beggar.

While many believe inhabitants of early civilizations, like the Sumerians, were at peace with their environment and community, The Epic of Gilgamesh has challenged that idea and suggests that whether or not a Sumerian was civilized or not, determined their relationship with the environment and community. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, representation of the best and worst of humanity is presented through the characters, Enkidu and King Gilgamesh. From the beginning, Enkidu is portrayed as an uncivilized, wild man who is living harmoniously with the environment in which he resides, whereas King Gilgamesh is portrayed as a man of great wealth and stature, who is two-thirds God and one-third human and believes that the environment is at his

The Epic of Gilgamesh can be justly classified as an epic because it is a narrative poem.  Because it is a long poem that

Odysseus and his maids are expected to be hospitable to the suitors but they disobeyed the rules and went overboard. This was tyrannical of the suitors because you are suppose to eat, drink, rest, explain who you are and why you are there, and if there are no other issues go and do your own business not stay for 10 years and try to marry the queen in hopes that her husband will not come back or is dead and her son will die out at sea or will be killed by them. Another reason is because the suitors were all wealthy people, not old run down soldiers looking for a first meal in a week.

Throughout Homer's The Odyssey, Odysseus the main character in the story is tested with the true meaning of hospitality. In the heroic age, hospitality was viewed as punishment or acceptance of a stranger. While Odysseus longed for his return to home, he faced the two different kinds of hospitality offered within the heroic age. My theory is that Odysseus was provided with good hospitality when he would enter a town that allowed him to eat at their table, bathed within their baths, and sleep within their homes. The townspeople and their king often provided superior hospitality for strangers without questioning them first. It's thought that maybe the wonderful hospitality was provided in return of viewing the stranger as a

In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh, the hero of this epic, achieves many feats of skill, which makes him famous, but that is not the reason it is an epic. The Epic of Gilgamesh fulfills the requirements of an epic by being consistently relevant to a human society and carries immortal themes and messages. By looking at literature throughout history, one can infer the themes that are consistently passed on to other generations of humans. It is in human nature for people to want to excel in life and strive to make a name in this world for themselves. We want to be remembered by name or for something we have done. Most, who

In Homer’s, The Odyssey, Greek hospitality is demonstrated in the sections of the Cyclops. Expectations in Greek hospitality include, not only being graciously welcomed into the home of another, but also feasts, entertainment, shelter at times and bearings for their journey from which they came. Not only is this portrayed in the scenes with the Cyclops, but also in the beginning of the epic, where Telemachus warmly welcomes the suitors and goddess Athena into the home of Odysseus and his family. Ancient Greeks treated guests equivalent to their own. As common in Ancient Greece, there are consequences for disobeying or not following social conduct and culture. These inferred consequences are likely to include, misfortune, isolation or a curse. The reasons being that because most of Greek culture is derived from the gods, the power is present to determine punishment and the wellness of those who disobey forums. Because the Cyclops shows no signs of hospitality to Odysseus and his men, they have characteristics of being barbaric, brutish in nature and the overall damnation of being

Hospitality describes one's respect towards their peers when an invitation to a host’s house is involved, and can be expressed differently based on one's personality and actions. Through the Odyssey, characters display different examples of hospitality practices. How someone displays hospitality, determines the treatment the person obtains in return. As Odysseus and his crew encounter the cyclops, Circe, and the Swineherd, they receive hospitality as guests on a varied spectrum. The cyclops displayed poor examples of hospitality through his barbaric actions.

Being a hospitable guest is always the good thing to do and you will be rewarded for it. First, Penelope treats the rude suitors with kindness in her home. For being a nice host she was rewarded with Odysseus coming home and getting rid of the suitors. Another example is when Odysseus is good guest at the king’s castle. For doing this he gets rewarded with a boat that he is able to sail home with to see his wife. The last example is when Odysseus and his men are good guests at circe’s house. When they are hospital at her house they are rewarded with food and a place to sleep and live for five years. So as you can see being a hospitable guest will reward you with

In the many adventures and hardships that Odysseus goes through, he experiences the Greek concept that shows courtesy and generosity that helps with his journey. This is also known as Greek hospitality. In the Odyssey, Odysseus is shown Greek hospitality by King Alcinous, Aeolus, and when he returns home by Eurycleia.

An epic is defined as; A long narrative poem on a great and serious subject, related in an elevated style and centered on a heroic or quasi-divine figure on whose actions depend the tribe, a nation, or the human race. Epics were usually stories that were performed aloud and passed down through many generations. Only eventually did they get written down. These poems promoted the values of a great hero and how good will always conquer evil. It does so by creating situations with mythological or supernatural creatures as the villain and having the hero slay the villain, then eventually ending with either a happy ending or a noble death.

Epic is defined as “ a long poem… involving a panoramic sweep of action and a castoff protagonist who straddle the human divine worlds” (97). The epic hero is the protagonist that goes through some kind of life journey. In the epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is described as half-divine, half-man. Gilgamesh is described as a headstrong, abusive tyrant.

The historic document of The Epic of Gilgamesh, a truly historic piece to human history, locks in and greatly explains how ancient civilizations would have worked. In deeper context, it would truly show how Religion and the overpowering idea of a God, have been in human history since writing has begun. Gods, Pharaohs, deities, Kings of Kings, holy father, creators, the lords, whatever term is chosen to be used represents one individual or in other cultures many powerful individuals in charge. These over watching Gods are believed to have been guiding the path for humanity and we’ve believed in them since human civilization has begun. Early civilizations like Egypt and Mesopotamia have strong beliefs in these figures.

The role of hospitality is seen in many examples throughout the Odyssey. However, it is not always the same in every example that Odysseus encounters. When Odysseus comes across the Cyclops Polyphemus, the hospitality he receives is totally outside the norm of civilization, which is what he is used to. Instead, because of his ego, Odysseus receives a barbaric welcome instead of the hospitable welcome that he is accustomed to.