Connecting 3 Myths With Gilgamesh (4)

Myths Read: 1. Calisto 2. Diana and Actaeon 3. Latona and the Rustics

Calisto: There was a woman named Callisto who was very beautiful. But she was in love with a man who turned out to be Jupiters husband. So Jupiter decided that there would not be any woman more beautiful than her and turned Callisto into a bear. One day when Callisto was wondering around the woods she saw her sun all grown up. When she was approaching he shot her an arrow. Jupiter places them in at the heaven as The Great and Little Bear. Now a days they are in heaven.

Diana and Actaeon: Actaeon was the King Cadmus he was a strong warrior and everybody followed him. Instead Diana was the sacred huntress queen. One day they met, but Diana was naked and he saw her. Suddenly she said some words kind of like a spell and he turned into a strange crteature. After Actaeons troops came looking for him and they found this animal they soon attacked him beacuse they thought it was dangerous. But off course Acateon couldnt defend himself so they killed him. The story ends when all the troops start looking for him and he doesnt appeaear. Diana is very satissfied.

Latona and the Rustics: Latona was a godess and everybody feared her, but one day she went to drink water in a river and there were some persons which she called "clowns". She asked them permission to drink water, even though she was the God and they said no. She begged and begged and they kept denying her some water. Then she got raged and pulled a spell on them in which they would stay on that pond forever no matter what. With time,they became strange species. I think this was how crocodiles emerged according to the story.

All of these three myths are related to Gilgamesh because of a very interesting reason. This is that in all of them the gods decide what to do with other peoples lives. They decide the destiny of others. Whether it is to die or to turn into hideaous creatures. In Gilgamesh the Gods decided Enkidus faith and they didnt even consult with him. They dont care about if they agree or not they just do it because of a very vague explanation. Most of the time they cast the spells in a moment of rage, when the other person does something they dislike. They dont stop and think. They just do whatever they want beacuse they believe they have absolut power over everyone and the truth is that hey have it...