Do not fear death (1)

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Gilgameš Epic (OBV):
(Gilgameš to Enkidu:) ‘Who, my friend, can go up to heaven? The gods d[well] with Šamaš for ever, but as for man, his days are numbered; all his activity is just wind. You, do you now fear death? What about your warrior strength? Let me go before you; your voice can shout to me, ‘Go on! Don’t be afraid!’’

Homer, Iliad 12.322-328:
(Sarpedon to Glaucus:) ‘If by surviving this war we had some prospect of being immortal and ageless, I would not stand in the front line myself, or send you into battle; but as we are beset by countless mortal dangers, which no human being can escape, let us go and try our luck.’

Homer, Iliad 6.487-489:
(Hector to his wife:) ‘Dear wife, in no wise, I pray you, grieve overmuch at heart; no man beyond my fate shall send me forth to Hades; only his doom, methinks, no man has ever escaped, be he coward or valiant, when once he has been born.

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Gilgameš Epic (OBV)
Homer, Iliad 6.487-489
Homer, Iliad 12.322-328

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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