... have something important in common with the Homeric epics. In the case of Gilgamesh, the common elements are a strong central hero and a central concern with the relationship between human beings and death, the gods, and fate. Like Homer's poems, Gilgamesh also seems to be a central document of its culture. Unlike Homer's epics, Gilgamesh is a somewhat disconnected story: a collection of episodes in the career ... of the hero, rather than a single unified action. Gilgamesh seems to have been a historical king ... since he tends to bully them, rape all the women, and cause general misery...

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