John Torres "Gilgamesh Tablet I and XI"

Tablet I of Gilgamesh describes how Gilgamesh is a superior being. He is more than human but not quite fully a God. Gilgamesh is looked upon as a hero or leader to the humans while Enkidu is looked as a hero or leader to the animals. Both creatures were created as superior beings to be leaders. The ironic part is that Gilgamesh dreams that he will be friends with Enkidu while Enkidu does not bring any help to humans (because he destroys animal traps that were destroyed by hunters). Tablet XI compares Gilgamesh to Noah because both were picked by the Gods to be saviors of their civilization. Both characters were to restart the earth after a serious flood. They differ however because unlike Noah Gilgamesh feels he was not given a fair chance by the Gods.