It was surprising to learn about in mythology the deforestation of Mesopotamia from the poem of The Epic of Gilgamesh. This kind of poem was always useful that Gilgamesh was a name that endures "by building walls, ramparts, and temples," he required much timber. This kind of situation is described within The Epic of Gilgamesh: "Then there followed confusion......Now the mountains were moved and all the hills, for the guardian of the forest was killed. They attacked the cedars..... So they pressed on into the forest...... and while Gilgamesh felled the first of the trees of the forest, Enkidu [the friend of Gilgamesh] cleared their roots as far as the banks of Euphrates" (Strayer, 82). This is the surprising story that I've learned a lesson about what Gilgamesh is doing for natural sciences.
This is the way that I learn about the historical perspective, which is mainly about Mesopotamians who created this story to be civilized......and to co-exist with other humans who might be less sophisticated. For example, words of Mesopotamian history are Ninurta, gazelles, and Ishtar; phrases are Man of Might, watering hole, and custom of the land. These are useful words or phrases that relate to Mesopotamians' lives. This is not imagined for me in the modern world.
Therefore, the mythology of The Epic of Gilgamesh is really interesting for me to learn more about in Mesopotamian history.
I think it is considered one of the first works of literature. Very interesting, by the way. I had to listen to the story to understand what the teacher was talking about. This was the first time I heard about the epic of Gilgamesh. The story is long, a little complex, but very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.