Chapter 15—Epic of Gilgamesh

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Introduction
 .Significance
 Themes: Universal and Particular
 Struggles of the Hero and the Structure of the Epic
 Heroism as a way of Dealing with Limitations\
 Gilgamesh and the Heroes Journey
 The Genre of the Story of Gilgamesh
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Excerpts from Epic of Gilgamesh
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