Connecting 3 Myths With Gilgamesh (6)

Myths Read: 1. Hebe and Ganymede 2. Daedalus 3. Castor and Pollux

Hebe and Ganymede: Cup-bearer to the Gods. she didn't want to marry Hercules, but it was her destiny. one day she met Ganymede and fell in love. But they weren't meant to be together.

• This myth relates to Gilgamesh because it talks about two people who couldn't be together even though they wanted to. they were force to be apart in Gilgamesh's case Enkidu and Gilgamesh were destinies to be apart even though they were soul mates.

Daedalus: Daedalus constructed the minotaur labyrinth for king Minos. but the king didn't want the work to be acknowledged to him. so he locked him up in a tower with his young son Icarus. one days they decided they would escape flying away. They made wings with animal feathers by pasting and waxing them. when they were finally ready to take of flight Daedalus said to Icarus not to fly to close to the sun or t know. but his soon didn't follow his instrucitons and flew very high. the sin melted his wings and he fell and died. he grieved him but kept on with his life. he trained his nephew Perdix but realized he was more intelligent than him. so one day he killed hi. the goddess Minerva then turned him into a bird.

• This myth is similar to Gilgamesh because both Gilgamesh and Daedalus at the end got what they wanted. They got fame and freedom. also they wanted to be recognized and acknowledged fr their work. but at the end they weren't exactly happy. They needed something else, and that was love.

Castor and Pollux: Talks about two brothers who were inseparable they fought together and did almost everything together. "They were united by the warmest affection and inseparable in all their enterprise". I think his quote almost describes all the story. At he end , in a battle one of them gave its life for the other. They received divine honours and even the their names became the names of stars.

• Obviously this myth relates to Gilgamesh because of the relationship pf Gilgamesh and Enkidu.. They were inseparable and even Gilgamesh came to wonder of he had to live or die along with his brother.

Connecting 3 Myths With Gilgamesh (5)

Myths Read: 1.Pygmalion 2. Venus and Adonis 3. Apollo and Hyacintuhus

Pygmalion: Is a lovely story about a man named Pygmalion, he was a sculpture and fell in love with one of his creations. Pygmalion had never wanted to marry or have children he was more interested in creating master pieces and taking car of them. His true passion were his sculptures and that as the only thing he loved. He gave them presents, jewelry, and treated them with careful. But there was one in particular who he felt more affect towards, and this was the Ivory Virgin. he kissed her and loved her, he even called her his wife. On a festival he made a wish, and wished that this beautiful "woman" would become real. When he got to his house it certainly became real! When he got home the magnificent sculpture was alive. they eventually married and had children . they lived very happily for he rest of their lives.

Venus and Adonis: Venus was playing with cupid one day and she got hurt by one of his arrows. the wound was very deep and it was more serious than what she had thought. She beheld Adonis and was captivated with him. Adonis became the most important thing in her life. She rambled through the woods dressed like a huntress. She had dogs and many animals that defended her, she called them her troops. she told Adonis to beware of such dangerous animals in the forest. But one day Adonis did not follow Venus´s rules and a beats attacked him. Venus grieved him until the end . His blood became a flower and was called Anemone.

Apollo and Hyacinthus: Hyacinthus always accompanied Apollo in everything he did. Whether it was sports, hunting or just a simple walk. Hyacinthus was like Apollo's escort or bodyguard. one day they were playing quoits and Apollo the the ball very far away. When Hyacithus tried to catch it it fell on his forehead and killed him Apollo decided to make a flower in his honor he named it Hyacinthus.

All these Myths relate to Gilgamesh because all of them when someone dies they are remembered and honored. For example when Enkidu dies Gilgamesh remembers him in memory and in works of art etc. In these myth they remember people in flowers or in sculptures but they always remain in each others heart.

Rhetoric

These are fragments of speeches and news published at sometime in the New York Times:

1. “We have to go ahead and recognize the strain on the military forces and give them the tasks that they can do so well,” said Mr. Reed, a former Army captain, “but within the capability of their resources and the best interests of the United States.”

• I would classify this quote as Ethos, beacuse the speaker is trying to convince the government of USA to take an action towards military forces and their needs and reputation. This segment of the speech is rhetorical beacasue Mr. Reed is trying to be persuasive about political issues that he thinks should be considered in a near future.

2. “We need a new direction that redeploys our troops from Iraq, rebuilds our military and refocuses on fighting terrorism across the world".

• This quote could be in the section of Ethos beasue she is trying to regain other peoples confodence and trustworthy. This is rhetorical beacuse she is stating her opinion in a very discrete way but at the same time is persuading people to stenghten military forces across the world.

3. "While the focus is to save lives and fight diseases, it is also important to address underlying risks, such as solid and liquid waste, industrial chemicals, sewage treatment and the salinization of drinking water. The damage to ports and industrial infrastructure may be severe, with untold risks to human health. Likewise, revitalizing local communities and their livelihoods will require rehabilitating and protecting vital natural ecosystems, in particular mangrove forests and coral reefs,” Mr. Toepfer said estos for nearly a year during a work project at the building.

• I classify this quote as pathos kind of retoric because it was part of a speech given by the United Nations Environmental programme , after 2004 tsunami. It was clearly moved by dessperation and the difficulty in helpin those thousands of people damaged, dead or sick because of the earthquake and the tsunami that came after it and killed almost 300.000 people.

4. Sept 11 2001, 1:15 p.m. – Bush departs conference room for Air Force One in a camouflaged Humvee. Talks to Cheney againen route to Nebraska air force base and schedules a 4 p.m. meeting of his national security staff. Also talks toNew York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Gov. George Pataki. "I know your heart is broken and your city is strainedand anything we can do, let me know," Bush says.

• This is part of the speech given by the President of the United States 9/11/2001 it can be classified as pathos because it was driven by emotions of grief, impotence and anger caused by the terrorist attacks that killed almost 3000 thousand people, these word were told to Rudoplh Giuliani , mayor of New York at that time.

5.Today we know that most ulcers are caused by Helicobacter infection. A chronic infection that involves the entire stomach also increases the risk of stomach cancer, the second most common of all forms of cancer. People are infected in their early childhood years and then carry the infection throughout their life. Half of humanity is infected, but luckily most people have no symptoms of the infection. Helicobacter pylori lives only in the human stomach. From the standpoint of both the bacterium and its human host, ulcer disease, cancer and death are to be regarded as a failure in an otherwise long and relatively harmonious relationship.

• This is a fragment of the Medicine Nobel Prize winner in 2005, explaining the audience ofthe importance of studying peptic ulcer disease and one of its complications caused by a germ called Helycobacter Pylori. This fits in a logos type of retoric because uses logic and scientific method to convince the listeners of what he is talking about and its relevance for science and mankind.

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...

Connecting 3 Myths With Gilgamesh (3)

Myths Read: 1. The Sphinx 2. The Centaurus. 3. The Pygmies

The Sphinx: A man named Edipus was left by his parents when little. When he was a grown up the Sphinx who was a creature who told riddles (if you accerted you "passed" if you didnt you would die) asked him the same that poepla could never answer. But actually he did answer it correctly, everyine gave him gratitude and love. he later married the queen (not knowing that she was his own mother). But years later the secret was discivered and they both ended up with thier lives.

The Centaurus: Talks about the centaurus and how important they were at that time. Chiron was one of them, he was instructed by Apollo and Diana. was clearly known for his skills in hunting, medicine, music, and the art of phropecy. One day he got killed and considering he was the wisest and most fair he was placed in the constellation as a star at the constellation Sagitarius.

The Pygmies: Deals with a nation of dwarfs or pygmies that lived near the sources of the nile. Their ferocious enemies are the Cranes and they always fight for land and honor. These theme is important because it is used to create several works of art.

All these three myths are similar to Gilgamesh beacause they deal with monsters and satrnge creatures that either poeple hate or love. A great example of this in the book Gilgamesh is Huwawa it is a being that everybody wanted ot fight, but was very dangerous at the same time. Mthological creatures like Sphinks also are metioned and they a really influential in the writinf now a days. Most of the time the end up killed by a big warrior like Gilgamesh and Enkide di to Huwawa and the Centaurus ended uo dead too. But these creatures willl always be remembered and known.

Connecting 3 Myths With Gilgamesh (2)

Myths Read: 1. Apollo and Daphne. 2. Cephalus and Procris 3. Dryope

Apollo and Daphne: Is about a man called Apollo who cupid stroke with an arrow. But the problem was that he falled in love with the most unconvinient person: Daphne. She didnt like guys and didnt desire them. She wasnt interested in getting married or having any kids. Apollo always tried to impress her or make her fall in love with him. One day she was turned into a tree by the Gods and Apollo decided that he would take care of her for the rest of his life.

Cephalus and Procris: I liked this myth a lot beacuse it dealt a lot with misunderstanding, and that happens a lot in life. Cephalus was a man who liked to speak with the wind. One day his lovely wife heard him and thought she was talking to another woman and suicided herself.

Dryope: This myth was very sad beacuse it was about a mother who was feeding her child and accidentally toook a petal out of a flower and it was a nymph! She was cursed and was converted into a tree with her child in her hands.

All these myth realte to Gilgamesh beacuse they end up with life. All of the characters in this myth end up dying beacuase of irrelevant things and the same happens with Enkidu. He dies not beacuse he did anyting wrong, but beacuse the Gods decided his faith would be this way. Most of the times in myths either they start life or end up with it...

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.