Gilgamesh pleads the Queen Ninsun for help, yet Harry is simply granted with assistance from Hagrid, thus diversely presented with help along their journey. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is eager to go on an adventure, so he plans to invade the sacred forest of the gods and defeat a powerful beast, Humbaba. Determined to safely commence his excursion, “Gilgamesh turned to his mother, the heavenly Queen Ninsun, and begged her to intervene" (Gaster 7). Gilgamesh beseeches Queen Ninsun for her protection before embarking on such a dangerous quest. On the contrary, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry is very surprised when Rubeus Hagrid arrives to assist him in escaping the tight grasp of his repulsive relatives. Barging in during the middle of the night, this "giant of a man" smashes the door of Harry’s broken-down house with "such force that it swung clean off its hinges” (Rowling 46). Harry is strengthened and supported by Hagrid, even though he is exclusively a stranger. Gilgamesh and Harry contrastingly receive divine intervention throughout their excursions.
Hagrid breaking into the house in order to talk to Harry and give him the letter about Hogwarts.
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