Gilgamesh vs. Other Myths

After reading other myths I realized that Gilgamesh has a lot of similarities to other myths. The first myth I read was Hercules, which had many of them. For example, Hercules and Gilgamesh were both part God part human, and they were both regarded as something superior to the rest. Both had superior force, and they both set out to kill monsters, although their reasons were different. Both of them also had a loyal companion that helped them through tough times (Gilgamesh had Enkidu and Hercules had Iolaus). Additionally, they both confront a bull of some sort. The next myth that I read was one on Theseus, where we found similarities because both of the characters had to face trouble to reach their goal (Gilgamesh wanted immortality and Theseus wanted to meet his parents). Theseus also confronted a bull, well it was a half-bull, but it is another similarity as well. The third and last myth I read was Orpheus's, the myth about the musician. Although the characters are competely different (one is delicate and artistic while the other is strong and mighty) the stories also share some concepts that are alike. As said in one of my previous blogs, the snake is often a symbol for evil. Orpheu's lover was bitten by one and taken to the Underworld, which is the first similarity. The second is the fact that Orpheus was looking to return his wife from the dead, relating to Gilgamesh's quest for immortality. What is suprising about this is the fact that all of these stories have so many similarities, it is as if they were all different versions of the same story. I would love to keep on reading and discovering deeper, more significant similarities.