In these lines, Patroclus asks Achilles for permission to join the fighting. Then, Patroclus dies and Achilles understands the importance of mortality, too. Later, the heroes, Gilgamesh and Achilles, undergo challenges and conflicts as part of their quest or struggle. We can say that it is a similarity for these two epic works. After death of Endiku, Gilgamesh begins to search for immortality and undergoes a lot of challenges and conflicts.
There is a same situation in the Iliad, too. After death of Patroclus, Achilles wants to revenge of Patroclus and encounters conflicts and challanges, such as; battles and fightings. Another similarity about characters is that Achilles and Gilgamesh are the sons of goddesses and mortal men. Namely, the major characters have some similarities of their positions in life. We can also say that the characters Enkidu and Patroclus are similar. Although they die in different ways, their death for the fame of their leader.
They are also in a sense uncivilized. Secondly, we can find and see similarities about themes in these epic works, such as; friendship, mortality and death, pride, and religion. Actually, we can think that times of these epics are very close, and these themes might be important at that times. Therefore, there are similarities among themes. Eventually, we can easily find similarities in themes of the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Iliad. For instance; we have already mentioned about friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu and Achilles and Patroclus.
When Patroclus dies, Achilles feels so bad, too. He swears to take revenge of him. Therefore, we can see that how the major characters like their friends. Namely, the importance of friendship is similar in both of the works. Another mutual theme is the mortality.
Gilgamesh and Achilles are semi-god, but they have a weakness which is mortality. Both of the works always mentions about mortality and remembers it.
It may be just for plot. An example from the Iliad;. Throwing first, he struck the horn of the horse-haired helmet,. Even though moments like this in the Iliad may seem repetitive and gross, they are important to the poem as a whole, because scenes like this remind us that death is not abstract; it strikes down real people, and it hurts. Moreover, Homer sometimes contrasts mortal people and immortal gods in the Iliad.
If we want to give an example from The Epic of Gilgamesh;. You have turned dark and do not hear me! He touched his hearth, but it beat no longer. King Gilgamesh cannot believe death of Enkidu in this lines.
Namely, the epic heroes understant that it is not impossible to escape from death during their quests. The other similarity is pride. For example from the Gilgamesh;. There is no rival who can raise his weapon against him.
His fellows stand at the alert , attentive to his orders? The narrator praises Gilgamesh in these lines. Moreover, he is shown as a powerfull and prideful king who acts bravely against to his enemies and difficulties.
We can see same situation in the Iliad, too. The characters act proudly in the Iliad. For instance; Achilles wants equality and if there is no equality or if there is injustice, he fights for his right and he acts proudly against to his enemies.
We can see similarity about religion theme in the works. There are gods or goddesses more than one in the both of them and also there are mighty semi-gods. We can contrast this theme with examples. Achilleus in amazement turned about, and straightway knew Pallas Athene and the terrible eyes shining. Come then, do not take your sword in your hand, keep clear of fighting, though indeed with words you may abuse him, and it will be that way.
As we see from these lines, we can see homeric gods and goddesses very much in the Iliad. Achilles willingly lets hundreds die due to an insult to his honor, and a loss of glory. The noble soldier Sarpedon, wishes for peace but fights for glory.
Dolon marches off in a quest for glory, but is nowhere near ready. Achilles has a hunger for glory that is unquenchable.
Achilles in the heel, his one weak point, and the greatest warrior of all met his inevitable fate of death Homer. Achilles was killed at the hands of the young prince that started the war, fate finally caught up with him, the tragic hero falls. Achilles came face to face with his fate in Troy.
By going to war he was signing his own death certificate, but because of his hubris he went and fought. He knew he must decide whether to go home and live out his life in luxury, or go to war and surely die. The only benefit of his death would be the immortality and legendary status he would receive in the history of the world. Which brings us to our question: Was Achilles suicidal? In determining the mental state of Achilles it is important to assess his relational ties with others.
He loved his mother and looked to her for guidance and help. The very sight of him throws fear into the hearts of, otherwise courageous warriors.
With his fierce nature and taste for war also comes his prideful ways. When this delicate pride is damaged by the public disgracing Agamemnon brings upon him by taking his war prize, he selfishly decides to withdraw from battle. Achilles goes to his divine mother for the malicious reason of asking Her to beg Zeus for help in getting reprisal on Agamemnon.
By killing Patroclus, Hector fills with confidence and is eager to continue the fight and get to Achilles. His arrogance leads to a frantic retreat from the one-man-army that is Achilles and the loss of many soldiers. Throughout the war, Hector spoke like a true hero, but some of his actions said. Once he arrives, Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh that nothing is forever. That houses are not made to stand forever and rivers not always to rise and that man is the same.
The gods have decreed that man be mortal, although the day of his death they do not tell. He explains to Gilgamesh that the quest for immortality is pointless and unavoidable by the very nature of being human. Not satisfied, Gilgamesh then asks Utnapishtim who is himself a man how he managed to achieve immortality. Out of rage, he takes advantage of his supernatural lineage and requests that his mother, Thetis, sway Zeus in favor of Trojans.
He refuses to pour a libation to honor Zeus with hands covered in dirt and blood blood. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh explores the possibility of immortality following the saddening death of his friend and brother, Enkidu. Gilgamesh, feeling the fear of his own mortality, sets out on a journey to search for a way to preserve himself. Although the journey that he endures is much larger than life, Gilgamesh comes to realize that he can never achieve immortality.
Before the creation of Enkidu, Gilgamesh is a man without an equal match. He is an individual with overwhelming power, and it is because of this that makes Gilgamesh a very arrogant person. His new companion quickly emerged into a brotherly love that had no bounds.
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