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