Tablet XI in the Epic of Gilgamesh is a very long tablet where a true adventure is lived. This adventure is the second one and probably not that last that the epic hero of this book has. He is received by an ex-mortal person who has now become part of the gods. There, Gilgamesh asks how did he ever reach that power, due to the fact that this hero desires to the same. At first, when Utnapishtim starts telling his story to Gilgamesh, reminds me of a religious myth. Noe's arc is almost the same as Utnapishtim's adventure to become a god. In the religion, we are told that Noe built a huge arc for all the animals and living things in the area, in order to save them from a tremendous flood. In the book, Utnapishtim makes a boat where all animals and himself go inside, for the same reason. Also, the god constructs the boat in 7 days, which is the same amount of time that the flood takes place. Number 7 relates to the same topic, but in a different situation. There are 7 days a week, 7th being the religious day. The world was made in 7 days, also. It has a grand variety of places were it connects to this topic. After this storytelling by Utnapishtim, comes another adventure, which also relates to other works. Gilgamesh is sent to be cleaned and show his beautiful side, and to go look for a thorn plant that will make him young. In beauty and the beast, something similar takes place. The beast becomes more beautiful (or less ugly) when he falls in love with Belle. Also, a thorny plant (the rose) is the one that makes the beast a beast. Therefore, the beauty and the thorny plant take place in both stories. As we reach the end of the Epic, I hope we will see how the main character gets what he wants!
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