1. Humanity in The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh stresses that these cosmos involve three main categories of beings: animals, humans, and Gods. ... Animals have multiple uses as pets/company, food, transportation and muscle. ... Plants create beauty, shade, food, drink and oxygen, and in the world of Gilgamesh, immortality: The Old Men Are Young Again flower from the bottom of the sea will allow anyone who eats it to live forever. ... Animals live purely for survival and to meet their natural needs: eating, sleeping and reproduction. ... As Enkidu discovered about himself when the prostitute civilized him, humans can cr...
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