Connecting 3 Myths With Gilgamesh (8)

Myths Read: 1. Orion 2.Aurora and Tithonus 3. Acis and Galatea

Orion: Orion was a hansdome guy and was a hunter. He was in love with Merope, but Merope's father didn't agree with this, and started watching them closely. He noticed that Orion tried to gain possession of the maiden with violence. So one day he cast him and blinded him. After this Orion got a guide to guide him and tell him where he was going. This way he met Diana the huntress. Apollo his brtoher (Dianas brother) didnt like Orion. But Orion and Diana were about to marry. So Diana decided to kill him, but then she regreted him and honored him for the rest of her life.

• This myth is similar to Gilgamesh because like Orion, Gilgamesh thought he could do as he pleased and the truth is that he couldn't. Beacuse they were kings or important persons they thought they can do whatever they want without getting any consecuences. A clear example is when Orion tries to make Merope fall in love with him by violence. Also when Gilgamesh sais something, he thinks it has to be done inmediately.

Aurora and Tithonus: Aurora was the Godess of dawn, and she liked mortals a lot. But especially she liked Tithonus, son of the king of Troy. They met, married, and eventually had children. But when Tithonus started getting old Aurora rejected him and turned him into a cricket, and locked him up in a tower. They had a child called Memnon who became a Trojan warrior. His mother always watched from the sky, but she was always worried about him and that something would happen to him. One day he died ans she remained unconsolable for the lost of her son.

• I think this myth DIFERENCES from Gilgamesh beacuse in most of the myths I have read so far I have seen that most of them deal with love and couple issues. Two people that love each other mostly a woman and a man. But in Gilgamesh it is about two frinds that love each other. In resume each myth has different kinds of love. Though most of them deal with this feeling.

Acis and Galatea: It basically talks about two women called Galatea and Scylla who tell their stories to each other. Scylla had many admirors and they all went after her. And she didnt want anything with anyone. Instead Galatea didnt have anyone and really wanted a person who she could spend her life with. Acis was in love with Galatea, but again she didnt correspond her love to him. I think the qoute "No one is happy woth what they have" totally applies to this situation, because neither Galatea or Syclla are happy with what hey have.

• This relates to Gilgamesh beacuse like Galatea and Sycclus they are not happy with what they have. Gilgamesh is not happy with just killing Huwawa, he wants mora and more. Also Galatea and Syclla are not happy with what they have.