In the narrative gilgamesh the main character gilgamesh, the King of ancient urk, a man who is two thirds god, is forced to deal with a loss of his close freind Enkidu. Instead of trying to cope with the loss in a sane and sensible manner, gilgamesh literally goes the end of the earth to find secret of eternal life to give to its friend Enkidu. During this journey gilgamesh forced into a series of trial that tests is body and mind, while he is might be considered to be the trials of a hero, I personally view them as lessons in humanity which were what eventually brought gilgamesh back from his obsession with finding eternal and returning and sanity.
             Gilgamesh's problem was that he lived his life like a tyrant that and had forgotten that part of him was still human, but loss is a very human emotion, an emotion that gilgamesh was not prepared to deal with. It is because of his lack of humanity that he had to undergo the trials in order to get into its human side, because while a god can rule with absolute authority he cannot cope with even the smallest human emotional problems.
             The trials that the gilgamesh went through can be separated into 3 phases , the first being his departure from the world had he knew , and in a way t the and mental state he was used to. It it was in this phase that he was forced into the journey and into its new mental state. The second phase was that of initiation, gilgamesh is shown what humanity truly is. The third and final phase was his return to his original state, but all he had experience has had a lasting effect on him.
             The departure for gilgamesh was mostly buildup for the rest the story. The book has almost no introduction, it simply dives into the adventure, so of phase in gilgamesh's trials shows the reader who gilgamesh is by allowing him to discover who he is for himself. This is done by forcing him to confront his fears, overcome them and get help from outside sources when necessary...