This is the most important criterion that determines whether one is truly a hero returning from the journey. Since the hero's journey is the process of growth (Segal, 93), Campbell's criteria said that if the hero returns with the elixir or transforms into a better person for society, then he or she has experienced a hero's journey. Therefore, Gilgamesh's first journey is not a hero's journey, even though he had great supporters, threshold, and heroic effort. Even before Gilgamesh began his first journey into the cedar forest, he was a strong and self-centered person. He was selfish and did not care how much the people around him suffered because of his behavior, such as raping women and the wives of nobles. Gilgamesh was still the same person after completing the quest. So how and why is Gilgamesh a