Significance of Dreams in Gilgamesh

Significance of dreams in Gilgamesh and ancient Mesopotamian Culture When we look at the meaning of dreams in today's society we find a variation of things. Some believe dreams are based on the subconscious desires, an example of such would be getting a kiss from a female you think is beautiful on television. This theory is called the psychodynamic theory, "According to Freud's psychodynamic theory, the contents of our dreams reflect internal conflicts and unconscious …

…to forgotten visions. Dreams were used to relay important information in the epic poem Gilgamesh. The significance of dreams in the epic carried over to Mesopotamian culture, as did many ideas presented in Gilgamesh. Bibliography Assurbanipal. Gilgamesh. Trans. N. K. Sandars. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Clinton, Jerome Wright., and Bernard M. W. Knox. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997. 10 - 42. Coon, David. Essentials of Psychology: Exploration and Application. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2000.