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Comparative Analysis of the Theme of Death in The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey
Comparative Analysis of the Theme of Death in The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey
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Compare the treatment of the theme of death, or what Freud would identify with the ancient Greek deity Thanatos, in The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey. How do two of these views of death, when compared, reveal something about the relationship among death, self and world that would not be evident otherwise?