Tonight I read the myths of King Midas, Persefome among the dead, and the Birth of Afrodite. These myths are among themselves parallel and it is sifficult to find a relationshio between them. But I can clearly see the significant relationship between the myth of King Midas and Gilgamesh. They were both very powrful kings, and like King Midas, Gilgamesh was looking and wishing for something that was meant only for the gods. They were both ambicious and in a way egocentric, and both ended up losing something of great importance. In the end though, Gilgamesh retrieves what he has lost while Midas drowns in his own anguish and regret.