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Gilgamesh and Odysseus
Gilgamesh Loss and Suffering
"Who, my friend, can ascend to the heavens?
Only the gods can dwell forever with Shamash.
As for human beings, their days are numbered,
and whatever they keep trying to achieve is but wind!"
Only the gods can dwell forever with Shamash.
As for human beings, their days are numbered,
and whatever they keep trying to achieve is but wind!"
Odysseus expressing his suffering
Odysseus stated "There is nothing worse for mortal men than the vagrant life, but still for the sake of the cursed stomach people endure hard sorrows, when roving and pain and grief befall them."
Odysseus tied to his Mass
There is not a good quote to describe this scene, however Odysseus suffered a great deal while tied to the Mass as they sailed by the Sirens.