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A Look At The First Works Of The World - Term Papers

A Look At The First Works Of The World

History tells us that since we have been able to write, our human
race has had the habit of recording historical tales, or stories. Most of
the first stories were tales of heroic men, scouring their land in search
of some noble prize. These stories are known as epics, and they give us an
excellent idea of the lifestyles and basic thought processes of early
humans. Along the lines of these epics are the accounts told in the Bible,
especially those in the Old Testament. As with the epics, these legends
give us some spiritual idea of the beginning of time and the accounts of
early man. If we compare the stories and characters of the first epic, The
Epic of Gilgamesh, with those of the ...

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they harbored different feelings and beliefs about the
subject. In the epic, many gods are mentioned and worshiped, such as
Ninsun and Shamash. These gods can give birth to mortals, and can
communicate with these mortals, usually through dreams. In Genesis, there
is mention of only one God, a being that created the earth and skies, as
well as humans and wildlife. This god can also communicate with mortals,
either through dream or direct conversation. In both cases, the mortals
worshiped the god(s), but in the epic it seemed that the gods were more
likely to be persuaded by their servants. In Genesis, God remains a fairly
strong, static being who, although unwavering, is fair and good to his
followers.
The main character in the epic is Gilgamesh. He is an extremely
powerful and beautiful man, created by the gods. He is given human-like
qualities such as fear, sorrow, mortality, and thirst for knowledge but all
in all he behaves like a god. He fights everything that gets in ...

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Added: 2/22/2006 06:46:59 AM
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