Who Is Gilgamesh A Hero

Gilgamesh is not a hero in The Epic of Gilgamesh. The traditional hero helps save people and mankind, in some cases, but they also are willing to die for the good of others which Gilgamesh does not seem willing to do. Through his journey he is searching for immortality. During the class Epic Tradition it is taught that epic heroes would rather die in a battle and be remembered as that, than to die of old age. He does not perform brave deeds or face enormous obstacles in this book. Gilgamesh does not produce characteristics of a hero.
Gilgamesh is overall a very selfish guy. The whole reason for his journey is so that he looks like a hero to his people. He believes he has “not established [his] name stamped on bricks as [his] destiny decreed”