Recent studies have begun to see the Homeric epics in the light of other epic traditions, notably epics from Mesopotamia, and have begun to look at striking similarities. There is a supposed lineage that can be seen connecting the Homeric epics most directly with the world of Akkadian epics (Gresseth 2). ... The hero Gilgamesh is occupied with fear of death throughout the epic (George XIII). ... Comparisons between various characters abound in near-eastern Mesopotamian epic and Homeric epics. ... Each is the son of a goddess and a mortal man, a king, who happens to be far away from the action ...

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It is a poem work of Epic genre. ... The tone of the epic is awe-inspired, ironic, lamenting and pitying. ... Protagonist of the epic is Achilles. ... It is an Epic poem of Heroic epic; mythological story genre. ... Tone of the epic varies from time to time when treating the glory of Rome; the epic is solemn and honorific. ...

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