Shamhat In Gilgamesh

Throughout the world’s history, women are treated in a different manner from men. The same applies in The Epic Gilgamesh, who plays a small but an important role. The female characters possess much power as their male counterparts. The paper seeks to analyze the role of two central characters in the epic in the ancient Mesopotamia and in the Iliad.

Shamhat

Shamhat is a major character in Gilgamesh and plays a central role in the story. She uses her crafty ways to change Enkidu and makes him civilized. She has powers as a woman in this process. In a culture that is fairly men-centric, Shamhat can be considered as a very compelling character.

From what one can deduce from the characters reputation, women are influential in the society through

When the trapper arrives in Uruk to speak to Gilgamesh, the king dispenses the direction that his father had thought of. We get Enkidu’s transformation: “Enkidu was diminished/] right after having sex for the first time with Shamhat, his running was not as before. His mind was expanded [But then he drew himself up] /, [for his understanding had broadened]” (I.183-184). The influential aspects and the urge to transform bad to good. Shamhat’s personality is continuously exhibited, when Enkidu failed attempt to rejoin animals, the temple prostitute does not give up initiating him into the good ways of humankind. She even invites him come to the city. Her caring personality has been further demonstrated when she plays friend-matchmaker for Gilgamesh and Enkidu. From her character, we can see that women are a gateway to human society. For example, when god Shamash hark back to Enkidu on what Shamhat had helped him for them to become friends with the king, Enkidu shows her with blessings.

From Shamhat, a 21st-century woman can learn greatly about how their nature can transform the world. Men are likely to take advantage of the women nature for their benefits such for sexual pleasure. They should thus let it happen in any way. Besides they can change people’s character, through the personality they possess. If the women take the initiative to transform the world, it is likely to change from the worst to better in no time.

The thoughts of Hector’s and child being taken away made Hector to act logically during the war as he was not only fighting for himself but others. After the fall of Troy, Andromache and her son Astyanax are thrown to plummet of death from the city walls. She was later captured by Achilles, who made her a slave and at the same time a concubine. She bore him three children and ended living in Pergamum with them till she died in old age. Women in that society were not respected by their husband popularity or fame or even the important part she had played in saving the society. Their popularity and respects were attached to their husband’s where after his death they were taken as slaves or concubines. The urge of Hector to win is demonstrated in book 7 of The