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In many historic pieces of literature, men have dominated the spotlight as heroic characters. Although women have held significant roles as well, they are still commonly portrayed as the subordinate gender. Of course there are exceptions, such as women being goddesses or other divine entities, but the traditional view of gender roles has definitely influenced how woman are portrayed. In the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Bible, the significance of females are both supported and disapproved, but overall has given women an inferior portrayal compared to men.
There are fewer women characters in the Epic of Gilgamesh than men. Of those women, Shamhat is a temple prostitute and Ishtar is a fickle goddess who sends a bull to kill Gilgamesh because he made her angry. Those are not positive characteristics to be remembered by. It is true that Shamhat's purpose was to domesticate Enkidu; however, afterwards Enkidu is shunned by the rest of the forest as if he was tainted. The rejection seems......

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