Humbaba

Both Gilgamesh and Beowulf have terrifying monsters who are quite different, especially when looking at Humbaba compared to the monsters of Beowulf. Humbaba is quite the menacing beast, as “his breath spews fire, his voice booms like thunder, [and] his jaws are death” (Gilgamesh 92; III). He is clearly seen as something to be scared of because he could kill a man with his fiery breath and powerful jaws. Humbaba’s characteristics alone are enough to drive men away from the Cedar Forest, which is his

After defeating Humbaba in the Cedar Forest, Gilgamesh is, of course, seen as even more handsome and appealing to Ishtar. I mean, who wouldn’t be. Some courageous man who defeated this fiery monster is going to be looked at differently from others. As soon as he washed himself, and Gilgamesh put on his crown (p.85), Ishtar immediately fell in love. Ishtar then continues to make advances toward Gilgamesh and is now wanting to marry him, hence the fact she told him, “Let me be your bride (p.85).”

oppressive king. After Gilgamesh and Enkidu duke it out and, naturally, become best friends; they decide to go on a conquest for some cedar trees -- like best all best friends do. When they reach the forest, it does not take long until they run across Humbaba. Humbaba, being the guardian of the Cedar forest is not pleased with

up getting into a fight with Humbaba who was the guardian of the forest. Gilgamesh decided that Humbaba must die so he took an axe from Enkidu and struck Humbaba himself, then Enkidu struck him again and killed him. “Now the mountains were moved and all the hills, for the guardian of the forest was killed” (Sandars 72). Because Humbaba was killed, Enkidu and Gilgamesh were able to enter the forest and travel as plunders. When Anu found out what the two did to Humbaba he decided that one of the two

Gilgamesh’s reckless lust for pride and fame at all costs. This passage from Tablet II takes place shortly after Enkidu and Gilgamesh first meet, and it illustrates Gilgamesh’s blind pride by his shaming of Enkidu for objecting to his proposal to fight Humbaba. This excerpt serves to characterize Gilgamesh as brash and overzealous in his support for a seemingly impossible quest. Gilgamesh eventually coaxes Enkidu to go along with his plan which inadvertently leads to Enkidu’s death through Gilgamesh’s inability

Gilgamesh had a journey that he had begun with Enkidu which they had to travel to Cedar Forest to defeat Humbaba. When Enkidu died, Gilgamesh had to deal with his own journey that’s when everything begins for him. He learned immortality from which he got from Utnapishtim. His journey ended when he had return to Uruk. The second part of his journey was for wisdom. When Gilgamesh had to find Utnapishtim, he believes that it was for immortality. But it was impossible. It was not possible.

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

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which helped them in different ways. Similar to Isis and Gilgamesh Determination. The young girl’s preparation to escape the house and Finn McCool’s Wife (Oonagh) preparation to take the massive giant back. Gilgamesh’s bravery to fight the big giant Humbaba and Oonagh’s Bravery to not be scared of the giant. It is that Unarguable Mythical heroes have mores similarities than differences. Isis and Gilgamesh show similar characteristics which all display determination in each of their stories. As Isis

Enkidu’s role in the epic explores the idea that humans cultivation of the earth to suit their own needs will lead to their demise. Enkidu was depicted as androgynous to allow the reader to see themselves in the journey and allows the narrator more flexibility. Enkidu was described as “lush with head hair like a woman”. Gilgamesh recounted a dream to his mother saying, “I fell in love with it like a woman I caressed it”. The use of the word “it” can imply gender is disregarded and allows the narrator