THE ODYSSEY AND GILGAMESH

Wouldn’t life be easier if we could be superheroes? Would you want to be Wonder Woman, Superman, or…do you remember…the Wonder Twins? Many of us loved watching (and..tell the truth…pretending to be) superheroes when we were kids. They NEVER messed up or did things wrong. Then, we grew up and realized that even our heroes are not always perfect…if they are human.

We will be reading about heroes over the next few weeks. We will see them in their shining moments, but we will also see their not-so-bright-moments. I want you to “pick” your hero from the two stories we have read so far and share two things that you noticed that made you think that character could be your hero, and I also want you to share two times that you saw that character as human. Some people might calls those times flaws, but because we all have our moments, we’ll just call it a “human” moment.

word limit: 250-300

Answer preview

A hero is an individual embraced for the exceptional achievements portraying bravery, noble character or outstanding abilities.  Therefore, Odyssey and Gilgamesh are deliberated as heroes because of extraordinary capabilities and exemplary leadership qualities they exhibited during their Era. Gilgamesh is a historical king of Uruk in Babylonian, displayed courage exercising out the leadership roles since he was two-thirds god and one-third human.  This gave him superiority over the people and assured protection from his mother who was a goddess (Riley, 2014)…