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In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh goes on journeys for renown and immortality, which results in socialization and maturation. He does not believe others when they tell him that immortality is not possible for mortals. So, with his companion Enkidu, he goes abroad into the world in search of everlasting life. Gilgamesh’s quests go not just to the known world of Mesopotamia, but also to the seas and tunnels beyond the world's end. Gilgamesh is the mightiest of ancient kings. He rules as a tyrant, ignorant of his duties and bound by arrogance, all the while exhausting local youth and being disrespectful to the maidens. His ultimate objective in life is to gain immortality; in the past he has tried by building the walls of Uruk,