... apply it to other works, we imply that these other works 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 ... the citizens of Uruk, since he tends to bully them, rape all the women, and cause general misery in the city he rules. What to do? They call on the gods, who create a rival: Enkidu, a kind of savage half-beast ...

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