how was gilgamesh an epic hero
Report Abuse. Gilgamesh is a hero because he killed Huwawa to use the woods of building stronger walls for Uruk. He of course got help from his friend Enkidu. Also, when Ishtar set the Bull of Heaven on Uruk to kill Gilgamesh, he and Enkidu destroyed the Bull of Heaven and set it's body to the bottom of the sea. He was also a hero for going through a journey with little food and water, but in the end he found Utanapishtim which was his goal.