Kamis, 11 April 2013
Servant : Archer (Fate/Zero)
Real Identity : Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh, known in the Fate Universe as "The King of Heroes", is the fifth king of the Sumerian city Uruk. His reign took place around 2500 BC, and lasted for 126 years according to the Sumerian king list. He was the son of Lugalbanda and the goddess Ninsun. Due to his mother, Gilgamesh was considered as a two third god and one third man. His life is detailed in the fullest extent in the greatest surviving work of early Mesopotamian literature, The Epic of Gilgamesh.
In the Epic, the king accomplished the construction of the great wall of Uruk, thanks to the conscription (forced labor) of his citizens. His subjects, exhausted by his oppression, began to groan and complain. These words reached the gods themselves, who then sent Enkidu to defeat him. He was as strong and magnificent as Gilgamesh himself. After some events, they became great friends, and Gilgamesh considered Enkidu as his only equal. The pair then embark on a series of journeys, effectively saving Gilgamesh's people from his oppression. In one such adventure, they decided to journey into the a forest forbidden to mortals to steal cedar trees. In the process, they kill the forest's guardian, Humbaba.
When they return to Uruk, Ishtar, the goddess of love, becomes enthralled with Gilgamesh. He refuses her, however, and she becomes enraged to the point that she asks her father, Anu, to punish him by unleashing the Bull of Heaven. Gilgamesh and Enkidu manage to kill the beast, but at an unexpected price; the gods decide to kill one of the two. Since Gilgamesh is two-parts god, they choose to sentence Enkidu to death by cursing him.
Gilgamesh heart was destroyed by Enkidu’s death, and he begins to fear the prospect of his own demise. He decides to abandon his kingship and pursue the secret of eternal life by searching for Utnapishtim, the only mortal to ever achieve immortality. After a long and treacherous journey, he reaches Utnapishtim, who at first resists Gilgamesh's inquiries. After a failed trial and persuasion from his wife, he tells Gilgamesh of a magical plant which grants eternal life. He acquires the plant, but one night, a serpent eats it, and sheds its skin as it regains youth.
Empty-handed, Gilgamesh returns to Uruk a changed man. He has reconciled with his mortality, understanding that he cannot live forever. Gilgamesh's journey has also humbled him, as he has come to understand some of the hardships his people faced at his hand. Taking in the magnificent sight of achievement that is his city- the closest man can get to immortality - he retakes his position as ruler of Uruk.
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- http://bit.ly/ZurbitReal Identity : Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh, known in the Fate Universe as "The King of Heroes", is the fifth king of the Sumerian city Uruk. His reign took place around 2500 BC, and lasted for 126 years according to the Sumerian king list. He was the son of Lugalbanda and the goddess Ninsun. Due to his mother, Gilgamesh was considered as a two third god and one third man. His life is detailed in the fullest extent in the greatest surviving work of early Mesopotamian literature, The Epic of Gilgamesh.
In the Epic, the king accomplished the construction of the great wall of Uruk, thanks to the conscription (forced labor) of his citizens. His subjects, exhausted by his oppression, began to groan and complain. These words reached the gods themselves, who then sent Enkidu to defeat him. He was as strong and magnificent as Gilgamesh himself. After some events, they became great friends, and Gilgamesh considered Enkidu as his only equal. The pair then embark on a series of journeys, effectively saving Gilgamesh's people from his oppression. In one such adventure, they decided to journey into the a forest forbidden to mortals to steal cedar trees. In the process, they kill the forest's guardian, Humbaba.
When they return to Uruk, Ishtar, the goddess of love, becomes enthralled with Gilgamesh. He refuses her, however, and she becomes enraged to the point that she asks her father, Anu, to punish him by unleashing the Bull of Heaven. Gilgamesh and Enkidu manage to kill the beast, but at an unexpected price; the gods decide to kill one of the two. Since Gilgamesh is two-parts god, they choose to sentence Enkidu to death by cursing him.
Gilgamesh heart was destroyed by Enkidu’s death, and he begins to fear the prospect of his own demise. He decides to abandon his kingship and pursue the secret of eternal life by searching for Utnapishtim, the only mortal to ever achieve immortality. After a long and treacherous journey, he reaches Utnapishtim, who at first resists Gilgamesh's inquiries. After a failed trial and persuasion from his wife, he tells Gilgamesh of a magical plant which grants eternal life. He acquires the plant, but one night, a serpent eats it, and sheds its skin as it regains youth.
Empty-handed, Gilgamesh returns to Uruk a changed man. He has reconciled with his mortality, understanding that he cannot live forever. Gilgamesh's journey has also humbled him, as he has come to understand some of the hardships his people faced at his hand. Taking in the magnificent sight of achievement that is his city- the closest man can get to immortality - he retakes his position as ruler of Uruk.
Sources :
- http://bit.ly/X51mJa
- http://bit.ly/122gcjS
