The Epic of Gilgamesh

Tablet XI

In this tablet Gilgamesh finally arrives to Utnapishtim. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh the story of the flood and the reward the gods gave him and his wife of immortality. Utnapishtim explains what happen in those days in the boat in which he freed birds to see if life could "work" after the flood.  Then Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh he has to do a test in which he will show the gods his worth, he will rest for a week. After not accomplished the test, Gilgamesh begins the journey back to Uruk. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh a bout a secret of the gods, a secret plant that will help Gilgamesh. In his journey back to Uruk a serpent takes away the plant, so after all the hard work of Gilgamesh and the great journeys were for nothing. When he arrives to Uruk he asks Urshanabi to measure Uruk the city of Gilgamesh.

The end of tablet XI keeps me thinking what will happen to Gilgamesh and to his hard work to accomplish immortality. Will everything  will just stay the same? or will the gods will ever reward him?

What happens to us when we die?

I think that when we die, something else happens. I dont think that death is the end of everything, I think reincarnation could be a possible way in which I believe fully. I don't think our body stays were they left it but I do think that another stage of our "life" starts. Maybe reincarnation happens, or people go to Heaven or probably people just die, and nothing happens.   

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Tablets I - III

I really like mythology, and at the beginning of The Epic of Gilgamesh it starts by introducing this hero named Gilgamesh who is the king of Uruk. He created the right for him to sleep to new married brides. The people pleaded to the gods for help, the gods respond to their pleas by creating a similar creature as Gilgamesh named Enkidu in order to distract Gilgamesh. Enkidu was found by a hunter, who gives the notice to Gilgamesh. He decides to seduce this new creature with Shamhat. Enkidu and Gilgamesh have a battle, but after that they become friends. Gilgamesh talks about a journey to the Cedar forest to kill Huwawa so he could regain his total power. Ninsu the mother of Gilgamesh adopts Enkidu as her son.

Tablets IV- V

After traveling a lot Gilgamesh finally gets to Huwawa to kill him. Huwawa tries to convince Gilgamesh to become his servant. But Gilgamesh doesn't accept the offer and kills Huwawa.

Tablets VI - VII

In this part of the epic it shows how "friendship"overcomes love. When the goddess Ishtar is jealous of Enkidu and tries to break their bond. It shows how they can work everything together. But the jealousy of Isthar is so great that she decides that the path that will lead her to success is death. Enkidu dies and Gilgamesh can't do anything about it.