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UTNAPISHTUM. Utnapishtim is a character in Gilgamesh epic and only human survivor of the great flood. Also he saved a number of animals just as was mentioned in the better known Noah's Flood story. According to the story he also brought a number of skilled craftsmen so that the arts would not be lost to the floods.In the Epic, overcome with the death of his friend Enkidu,Gilgamesh sets out on a series of journeys to search for his ancestor Utnapishtim who lives at the mouth of the rivers and has been given eternal life. Gilgamesh wishes to ask him about the plant of life which will save man from the power of death. Utnapishtim is considered by some to be related to the Qu'ranic figure al-Khidr who also is considered the guardian of the Waters of Life. He embodies the Wise Old Man archetype, in that, he is viewed as wise and gives advice to Gilgamesh on his journey for eternal life. He is greatly respected and seems to possess tremendous knowledge due to his beginnings during the flood.
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VYASA. In "The Mahabharata," Vyasa is the author and narrator of this epic. He seems to be all knowing through out the epic and the scribe for both families. He is an immediate connect to the bloodline of the feuding families because he is the grandfather to the Kauravas and Pandavas. In many pictures of him, he has a white beard and white hair. Instead of being draped in white clothing, he appears to have on many colors, which is common in the Indian culture. In this picture, he is in a sitting position with a white halo around his head. He is portrayed as god-like not only in this picture, but "The Mahabharata" as well. However, he seems to be more of an approachable character than Zeus. His outward appearance portrayed in epics and pictures do not seem as wrathful as Zeus. http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&docid=6U_JRj773FvDqM&tbnid=jWHAbSzASt0qEM:&ved=0CAMQjhw&url=h