Gods and Humans “…Your appearance is no different from mine; there is nothing strange in you features” (Gilgamesh 538). In the Epic of Gilgamesh the relationship between humans and gods is not very complicated at all. In fact they are similar in appearance and behavior. They relay on each other to live their everyday lives and complete tasks. The gods share the same kinds of feelings and emotions with the humans. They play off of each …showed first 75 words of 305 total…

…showed last 75 words of 305 total…is that they both express fear. The humans were fearful when the flood started and the gds were fearful of what they realized they had done “Even the gods were terrified at the flood, they fled to the highest heaven…they crouched against walls, cowering like curs” (Gilgamesh 540). The Epic of Gilgamesh shows that humans and gods must work together in order for a balance to remain. Without this balance both sides would be lost.