One story
that can be compared to The Epic of Gilgamesh is an Indian story about a man
named Manu. Something that is similar
between the two stories is that both tell a tale of a great flood striking an
area. However, there are many differences between these two stories. One
difference is that in The Epic of Gilgamesh, Ea, the ocean god, warned
Uta-Napishti about the flood and in the story of Manu, a fish warned him. Another
difference is why the god w
arned Uta-napishti and why the fish warned Manu. The
fish told Manu that if he provided a big enough vessel of water for him as he
grew, in return, he would save him from a flood that would carry away all
living beings. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, it is not stated why Ea, the ocean god
warned Uta-napishti about the flood. Another thing that differentiates the two
stories is in the Epic of Gilgamesh, Uta-napishti boarded the boat with
everything he owned and all his household people. In the story with Manu, the
members on the boat were Manu and 2 of each animal on the earth. In addition,
Manu told him to take seeds from every type of plant. One more difference
between the two stories is that in the story of Manu, after making a sacrifice,
he was rewarded with a wife. After the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh,
Uta-Napishti was not rewarded but punished, with immortality. I have come to
the conclusion that the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Indian story about Manu have
more differences than similarities.
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