Gilgamesh's Use Of Metaphors In The Iliad

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The literature in this use provides a metaphorical mirror for the history, as the stories will either mirror what people experienced in real life, or use clever metaphors and analogies. Sometimes the stories would mimic wars and conflicts as fights against monsters or other major obstacles. Like in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the hero, Gilgamesh, as to fight the giant Humbaba, as he guards a cedar forest. This a perfect metaphor for a conflict over resources, specifically in this story, for timber. Stories can also simplify conflicts, such as the Trojan War in the Iliad, which is suspected to be fought over resources and trade routes, but in the book it is a fight over a woman, a much more simple reason, and easier to tell. In the Egyptian Hymms,

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