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Gilgamesh (needs better title)Kyle FrumExperience is an important part of being an epic hero. This quality allows soulfulness to succeed where others will always fail. Gilgamesh displays farthest to a smashinger extent experience and knowledge than Sundiata, thus making him a better hero. He displays 3 main qualities that show he has experience. He is far more powerful and influential at the beginning of the story, he has more success in his early adventures, and (((((???))))).Epic heroes such as Sundiata simply cannot compete with someone like Gilgamesh. He is already a strong, powerful king when Sundiata is crawling around on all fours. The first page in Gilgamesh already shows his power. It states a goddess made him, Gilgamesh strong as a savage bull. However, strength is not all he has. Gilgamesh is the king of Uruk, proven by the text, Gilgamesh the king. This is a very hot position, as Uruk is a powerful and large city, and in Uruk he Gilgamesh built walls, a great rampart. This proves that he must have done many great deeds. A final clear indicator of Sundiatas early weakness is the f...