Gilgamesh’s Immortality Quest and the Hero’s Journey We’ll cover the elements of King Gilgamesh’s search for immortality and discuss why he had to fail in this endeavor, according to the standards of the hero’s journey popularized in The Hero with a Thousand Faces. What happens in the ancient epic when King Gilgamesh seeks immortality? How does Gilgamesh’s immortality-search align with Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey? And why isn’t Gilgamesh successful? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries of books you should be reading.
This article is an excerpt from the Shortform summary of "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" by Joseph Campbell.
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