Read the excerpt from gilgamesh: a new english version. at four hundred miles they stopped to eat, at a thousand miles they pitched their camp. they had traveled for just three days and nights, a six weeks’ journey for ordinary men. when the sun was setting, they dug a well, they filled their waterskins with fresh water, gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop, he poured out flour as an offering and said, "mountain, bring me a favorable dream.” which characteristic of an epic hero is most reflected in this excerpt? the ability to persuade others through speech the ability to act as a strong warrior and leader the courage to embark on a challenging journey the courage to undertake life-threatening risks