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In four pages this paper examines the structural elements that make these classical works epics with the role of God, the buddy convention, hubris and rage among the topics discussed. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
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was the epic tradition, which has been defined as "a narrative poem which recounts in detail the exploits of a heroic character... so that the poem itself comes to embody
a significant statement about the ethos of both the society which it portrays and the society which produced it" (Toswell and Tyler 343). Both the anonymously written Mesopotamian tablets
"The Epic of Gilgamesh" and the Greek poet Homers "The Iliad" feature heroic protagonists in King Gilgamesh of Uruk and Achilles (also spelled Achilleus in some versions) that reflect the
societies that produced these works of literature. Despite the differences in societal value structures, the structures of these epics each include such elements as the role of God (or
Gods) in their respective societies, the buddy convention, and hubris and rage. Gilgamesh is "two-thirds... god, one-third... human" (Anonymous 4). But he believes his divine constitution makes him immune
to accountability and he can do as he pleases. Achilles is the son of a mortal father Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis. As a result, he possesses
superhuman strength and speed, and he can always count on his mother to plead with the gods on his behalf. The role of the gods in these works appears
to be more focused on generating chaos than introducing peace and tranquility to the universe. However, there are some elements in each that appear to be moving toward a
more Christian direction. Gilgamesh embarks upon a quest for enlightenment much like that of Jesus Christs foray into the wilderness for solitude. The role of the gods in
this epic is to show the King the error of his pillaging ways by introducing him to a kinder, gentler variation of himself. In "The Iliad," while there were
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