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Mentor (Wise Old Man or Woman) Archetype: The assigned Vogler reading instructs on how to this specific archetype in a story and it provides many examples of it in other works, particularly cinematic narrative. Which character (or, characters), best fit this archetype in The Epic of Gilgamesh? Does only one Mentor (Wise Old Man or Woman) exist, or, are there more? If more than one exists, who is the primary Mentor (Wise Old Man or Woman) for this half of the narrative (chapters 1-3)? Cite passages (use quotations and MLA parenthetical citations with page numbers) from both Vogler and The Epic of Gilgamesh to fully support your answer.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh
In Jung’s theory of analytical psychology, Wise old woman and Wise old man are
archetypes in which the image of the wise old man is a judge, elder, priest personifying a father
archetype. A wise old woman may appear as a grandmother, goddess, and female figure.
Hiawatha being appointed as the ruler of the home wind has a parallel in the Epic of Gilgamesh,
in...


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