Epic Life and Death

The Odyssey is an epic poem by Homer that tells the story of Odysseus's ten-year journey home after the Trojan War.

Enkidu is a wild man created by the gods to be Gilgamesh's equal and companion.

The Iliad is an epic poem by Homer that tells the story of the siege of Troy during the Trojan War.

Aeneas is the Trojan hero who flees Troy and eventually founds Rome.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English poem that tells the story of Sir Gawain's quest for the Holy Grail.

Siduri is a goddess who helps Gilgamesh on his journey to the underworld.

Beowulf is an Old English poem that tells the story of a hero's battle with a dragon.

Dido is the queen of Carthage who falls in love with Aeneas.

Journey to the Center of the Earth is a novel by Jules Verne that tells the story of a hero's journey to the center of the Earth.

Utnapishtim is the flood hero who survives the great flood.

Jason and the Argonauts is an epic poem that tells the story of a hero's quest for the Golden Fleece.

Venus is the goddess who helps Aeneas on his journey to Italy.

Beowulf is an Old English poem that tells the story of a hero's battle with a giant.

Humbaba is the monster that Gilgamesh and Enkidu slay.

The Divine Comedy is an epic poem by Dante Alighieri that tells the story of a hero's journey to the underworld and back.