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At four hundred miles they stopped to eat,

at a thousand miles they pitched their camp.
They had traveled for just three days and nights,
a six weeks' journey for ordinary men.
When the sun was setting, they dug a well,
they filled their waterskins with fresh water,
Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop
–Gilgamesh: A New English Translation,
Stephen Mitchell
Which detail most clearly reflects the feature of a strong hero?
"At four hundred miles they stopped to eat"
"When the sun was setting, they dug a well"
"they filled their waterskins with fresh water"
"Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop"

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I think "Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop" which includes hardwork if you need to climb to a mountaintop and true heroes are people who do hard work.



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User Olga Botvinnik
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Answer: Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem from Ancient Mesopotamia, which tells the story of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. It is considered the world's oldest work of literature.

In this excerpt, there are a couple clues that demonstrate that the story is about a hero. The first one is the fact that the travellers had completed a six weeks journey in only three days and nights. The second one is the fact that Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop. Both feats require exceptional strength and endurance, which heroes often display.

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