This was very important for Gilgamesh to realize and accept. The power that myths have are influantial to our everyday life to help us as humans to determine our place in this world. Like Cambell I belive that we all have a primal and spiritual desire to be aware of who we are and live. Myths help us to evolve and to keep steady both our primal and spiritual instincts. Myths, like the metaphors from which they are built are culturally based.
Myths are simply narrative elaborations of culutrally shared perceptions of reality.
By giving close attention to myths, we are able to understand the complex society of ancient cultures, and thus begin to discern the worldview and values of contemporary cultures.