Compare And Contrast Gilgamesh And Noah

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Gilgamesh had nine gods in his story and Noah only has one. The stories have different reasons for a flood but they both change the world for the better. This flood took place in a toen called Uruk. “ One third of the whole is city, one third is garden, and one third id field” (The Epic of Gilgamesh 151) is what the town is made up of. In Noah's story, there are treets and animals. Also human flesh as god would call it.
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