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Exploring the hero's journey as a metaphor for spiritual evolution, this work offers a close reading of three major works of epic poetry: the ""Epic of Gilgamesh"", Homer's ""Iliad"" and Virgil's ""Aeneid"". It serves as an introduction to the central themes and historical development of the epic form.

Epic poetry, Classical --- Split self in literature. --- Heroes in literature. --- Travel in literature. --- Voyages and travels in literature --- Doubles in literature --- History and criticism. --- Virgil. --- Homer. --- Aeneas --- Achilles --- Achìe --- Achilas --- Achille --- Achilleus --- Achilli --- Ahil --- Ahile --- Ahilej --- Ahillejs --- Aĥilo --- Aichill --- Akhilles --- Akhilleus --- Akhilleusz --- Akiles --- Akili --- Akille --- Akilles --- Akkilles --- Aquiles --- Aquilles --- Axill --- Axilles --- Ἀχιλλεύς --- آخيل --- アキレウス --- Akireusu --- 아킬레우스 --- 阿喀琉斯 --- Ахіл --- Ахил --- Ахилл --- Akhill --- Ахіллес --- אכילס --- Akhiles --- Αἰνείας --- Aineias --- Enéas --- Эней --- Ėneĭ --- Еней --- Eneja --- Enees --- Eneo --- Énée --- Aeinéas --- Enea --- Enejs --- Enėjas --- Aineiasz --- アイネイアース --- Aineiāsu --- Eneasz --- Ajnejas --- Eneias --- Енеја --- Aeneis --- 埃涅阿斯 --- Ainieasi --- Homer --- In literature. --- Gilgamesh. --- Epic of Gilgamesh --- Ghilgameš --- Gilgamesch --- Gilgamesz --- Gilgāmish --- Guilgamesh --- Ishtar and Izdubar --- Ishtar (Assyro-Babylonian epic) --- Izdubar --- Jiljāmish --- Kilkāmish --- Sha naqba imura --- Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature. --- Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Achilles (Greek mythology) --- Achilles (Mythological character)