Cedar Forest

Gilgamesh, powerful, charismatic, and burly that he was hankering to make a title for himself, therefore commencing on a perilous journey into Cedar Forest. Gilgamesh presumed that if he executed the imposing Humbaba, the citizens of Uruk would gaze upon him with astonishment and awe. He yearned for his name to surpass his demise so that all would know the glorious king of Uruk who defeated the fearsome Humbaba. Gilgamesh blatantly disregards nature and its beauty in his conquest to slay the monstrous

The author uses many literary devices in The Epic of Gilgamesh in order to describe the character of Humbaba, the one who guards the cedar forest, because he wants the reader to be just as fearful of the character as Enkidu, who is the speaker of lines 155-158 in the text. The character’s fear of the ugly beast is ironic because when Enkidu dies Gilgamesh too becomes afraid to die. Another reason I chose this short passage is that the author uses imagery and foreshadowing to hint to the reader what

so exciting. The departure and call of adventure Gilgamesh receives in Mesopotamia is the beginning of a journey. Gilgamesh purposes that him and Enkidu “travel to the great Cedar Forest and slay the giant Humbaba, who guards the forest for the harsh god Enlil” (Gilgamesh, 96). Gilgamesh also refuses the quest to Cedar Forest when he begins battling Humbaba. Gilgamesh's suggests simply kill Humbaba based on what Enkidu says. On this adventure, Gilgamesh accepts supernatural aid from the Gods so that

What is a hero? Is it a person who is admired and seen as one with courage, nobility, and heroic achievements, humble , and helpful and always looking for other’s favors? Or is it someone who is forcing his will through tyranny to be praised as a hero? Of course it’s the first option. Gilgamesh is supposed to be a story of a hero with no comparison of his strength, power and nobility. But the truth about Gilgamesh is that all he is looking for is his fame and fortune. The king’s tyranny and narcissism

step towards his socialization. The next improvement that we see in Gilgamesh involves his voyage to the Cedar Forest where he and Enkidu kill Humbaba. Gilgamesh's motives are both for his personal gain and for the good of his people. Gilgamesh is honored for his actions and the people of Uruk enjoy the newly opened Cedar Forest. The destruction of Humbaba and opening of the Cedar Forest provides more resources for the people of Uruk and betters their lives. Here we see Gilgamesh uncharacteristically

Comparative English Essay Compare the Beowulf poet's presentation of the battles with Grendel and his mother with the Gilgamesh poet's depiction of Gilgamesh' battles with Huwawa and the Bull of Heaven. Fame and glory have been the most admirable characteristics in the middle Ages and even before Christ in the ancient civilizations. The epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf are stories of heroism and immortality gained through fame. The aim of the main characters, Beowulf and Gilgamesh, is to be a good

through his relationship to humanity. In his rage, Enkidu “lifted [his eyes as though to the door,] / he talked with the door as if [with a man:]” (p55). The cedar doors that he and Gilgamesh fastened on the exterior gates of Uruk taunt Enkidu, reminded him of how he is responsible for his own fate, and his mistakes are his alone to make. The cedar doors had been constructed to serve two purposes for Enkidu and Gilgamesh: as a trophy of war celebrating their defeat of Humbaba, and as a means of securing

This was the place the guardian demon guarded…" (p. 25, line 12 ff.). Even though the forest is dangerous, still and full of shadows, it is inversely also described as beautiful and full of confusion and noise: "There was the noise of swords, daggers and axes, confusions of noises in the Cedar forest. This is how nature is: wild, dangerous, unpredictable but also beautiful. And this is also how Huwawa's home and therefore also himself is described

goddess, to create something that was equal to Gilgamesh in power. Aruru makes this man out of clay and calls him Enkidu. Enkidu was a mixture between a man and some type of animal; therefore, he was able to live in the forest alongside of animals. A trapper who hunted in that same forest became angry that Enkidu was setting traps free. After going to his father, the trapper travels to Gilgamesh for help. Gilgamesh gives the trapper a harlot named Shamhat to take back with him who will seduce Enkidu and

Gilgamesh and Enkidu’s Friendship In the Epic of Gilgamesh, friendship is a strong theme that drives the story. The bond that Gilgamesh and Enkidu develop throughout the myth is a bond similar to that of brothers. Gilgamesh was fearless, but arrogant and Enkidu was created by the gods specifically to keep the legacy crazed Gilgamesh in check and to teach him humility; Enkidu becomes his conscience of sorts. Gilgamesh was oppressing the people of Uruk and Enkidu and needed to put a stop to it by confronting