... good friends, and went out together against a fierce giant appointed to guard cedar forest. The two killed him in Gilgamesh's quest for immortality. The two then met Ishtar, who fell in love with Gilgamesh and asked him to marry her. When he rejected her she sent a bull after them. The two also killed ... across Utnapishtim the survivor of the flood who told him where to find the plant that restored his youth. When Gilgamesh finally found the plant a snake snatched it from him. (The Epic of Gilgamesh, 536-537) The Assyrian gods did not really care about mankind at all. The gods did not ...

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... an explanation to everyday occurrences that they could not comprehend. This would then filter into every story or thought from that time. This precept holds true for The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Old Testament. The occurrence being referred to is the version of the great flood referred to in each tale. Each has its own grouping of similarities and differences ... level with their God than could be reached in a polytheistic culture. Allowing people to feel they worship out of respect and reverence rather than fear and awe. The Epic of Gilgamesh has very different reasoning's. The flood i...

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