Connecting 3 Myths With Gilgamesh

Myths Read: 1. Clytie 2. Hero and Leander 3. Perseus and Medusa

Clytie: Talks about a nymph called Clytie who is in love with Apollo but he has never payed any attention to her. She starts not eating or drinking beacause she is very sad and discouraged about this. She looks at the sun so much that she starts seeing Apollos face in the sun. One day she becomes a sunflower, and off course she has to look in the sun (apollos) direction all day long. At the beginning she was so obsetionated with him and it was like a dream come true.But then destiny got in charge of making Clyite see him forever. This la ter became a sort of curse considering shell be "standing up" with him forever.

Hero and Leander: Treats about how Hero and Leander (a lady and a man) lived each one in one extreme of the ocean. They were in love with each other and always liked to visit each other. But one day in a huge storm Leander dies on his way to visit his loved one Hero. When Hero sees his body floating in the ocean she throws herself from a tower, and dies.

Perseus and Medusa: A king named Polyderes sends Perseus to kill a woman called Medusa. This is because she has done many evil and harm to him and was very powerful. Also the godess Minerva was jealous of the fact that Medusa was prettier than her. So Perseus ends up killing her.

The three stories are related to Gilagmesh beacause they all contain mixed feelings: either love, hate, jealousness, hapiness, sadness etc. In Gliglamesh there are a lot of feelings expressed. Also superior beings exist among these myths. For example gods and godessess. Also beings that peolpa look up to nad respect.