Gilgamesh and Odysseus are both men. They are ordinary men who

have been granted certain strengths, one has physical strength and one

has mental strength. However, they experience hardships and make

mistakes. They try to find themselves through life just like any average

man. The two works of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Odyssey,

are compared as expressions of searches for this meaning of life through

knowledge. The two stories are somewhat mirrors of themselves in this

manner. Gilgamesh and Odysseus find out their own meanings of life

through trials and tribulations just as any ordinary man would.

In the prologue of the Epic of Gilgamesh, we learn that he is two-

thirds god and one-third man. He is king of Uruk. He is more than

anyone can desire to be, yet he is still mortal and must experience death

of a loved one and death himself. This will turn out to be Gilgamesh's

question of life as we will see. The Odyssey is somewhat different in

the format of events, so we do not know much about Odysseus until later

in the story. But due to reading the Iliad we know that Odysseus is the

heros made their life by gaining these treasures of war. All of his

starts to remember home more after this encounter. Akhilleus and Aias

later on Ithaca about revealing himself to potential enemies. This will

certainty, Gilgamesh goes on a search for everlasting life. Gilgamesh

real life is at stake and he must not reveal his identity in order to get

lasts forever, as both Odysseus and Gilgamesh will find out later.

Some common words found in the essay are:
Akhilleus Aias, Ithaca Gilgamesh, Odyssey Odysseus, Uruk Siduri's, Shamash Sun, Troy Odysseus, Epic Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh Odysseus, Gilgamesh Odyssey, Gilgamesh Gilgamesh, meaning life, epic gilgamesh, epic gilgamesh odyssey, gilgamesh odyssey, war heros life, found enkidu, war heros, real life, knowledge death, friend immortality, king ithaca, odysseus king ithaca, search meaning life, odysseus learns,
Approximate Word count = 1586
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)