religious beliefs and the quest for immortality in the epic of gilgamesh They usually embody cultural and religious beliefs of the people another characteristic is an epic hero is on a quest gilgamesh also represents this because he is on a quest for immortality reply delete austin moore march 23.
{"Image DocumentName": "Sumerian Religion", "Image ImageDescription": "Sumerians followed a polytheistic system of religious belief; they believed in many gods, each of whom controlled some aspect of nature. The gods behaved much like humans and Sumerians offered worship and sacrifices to them to avoid their wrath. Sumerians believed the souls of the dead passed on to a gloomy afterlife. The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of a mighty king who failed in his quest to find immortality \u2013 it is the earliest known work of literature. Above: Images of Sumerian gods. Left: An Assyrian sculpture of Gilgamesh, c. 700 B.C.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}