I believe this danger comes from the fact that in seeking the immortality he cannot obtain, Gilgamesh does not cherish every moment of life he has. This makes the quest even more important to Gilgamesh because he feels that his mortality would no longer matter if he had the power to live forever like Utnapishtim. Gilgamesh failed the first test given to him by Utnapishtim which could have led him to immortality. “'But you now, who will summon for you the assembly of the gods, that you may find the life you seek? For six days and seven nights, come, do not sleep! As soon as Gilgamesh crouches, sleep like a fog already blown over him” (Tablet XI, lines 208-212). This showed that Gilgamesh didn't have what it took to become like Utnapishtim, but also showed how little his immortality meant to him. Gilgamesh knew he wanted immortality because he didn't want to be like Enkidu, but he didn't have the will to stay awake and complete the tasks that would bring him his immortality. Gilgamesh had to waste his life trying to find a way to preserve it. He didn't see the point in living life to the fullest and being ready to die unlike Enkidu whose death completely surprised him. He only saw that something was being taken from him, but not that he was being given the opportunity to free himself from someone else's mistakes. Gilgamesh's search for immortality was ironic because he wasted so much time searching for something that everyone told him wouldn't be possible because he felt he was different and could be the chosen one like Utnapishtim. His arrogance was triggered early in his journey, because if he hadn't been such a tyrannical leader, his people wouldn't have asked for someone who could balance them and show them how much he was doing. wrong. This led to the creation