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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Every religion in the world has a great flood and human redemption narrative, but The Epic of Gilgamesh beat them all. In in attempt to be as philosophical as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the tale of Gilgamesh, a human attempting to become immortal. When the gods send a great flood, Gilgamesh is saved, and during the flood, Gilgamesh has an enlightened moment. (  ) 06nwingert | Oct 31, 2009 |  The tale of Gilgamesh and how he becomes friends with Enkidu after a horrible fight. Eventually Gilgamesh begins his search for immortality, only to have it stolen right out from under him at the end. I read this story in my humanities class. Much of it was humorous and I can see how it would be instructive to tell people the mistakes made by Gilgamesh as they eventually teach him to be a better person. However, we've talked the silly thing to death so my brain is a bit fried out to write much more about it. I did rather enjoy it though. 3/5 (  ) jasmyn9 | Oct 29, 2009 | Wow! This is a wondrous story from the dawn of civilization. It brought a tear to my eye several times as I read of the love of Gilgamesh for his friend Enkidu, and how he grieved for him after his death. It includes the story of Utnapishtim and the Babylonian flood, which was the basis for the Genesis flood story. The differences between the two of the are stark. Utnapishtim is a man who morns for the loss of his fellow human beings and rails against the capriciousness of the gods. ( ) jefware | Sep 28, 2009 | The most astonishing fact about Gilgamesh is its ancientness. It was written so long ago, yet its themes harp on the same life qualities written about today and it really shows the immortality of the human spirit. Also, it is fascinating and eerie to compare the similarity of its tales to mythology from all over the world, in particular the Great Flood. Most people will be required to read this at some point in their education, but for those who weren't, I encourage you to read this. You will be astonished how over the millennia so little about man has changed. (  ) jchancel | Jun 19, 2009 | It was ok. good for an essay. ( ) Smiley91123 | Jan 31, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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