response to pleasing the gods

If I were to disagree with one of the posts, it would have to be Josh’s on pleasing the gods, no offense of course. I cannot agree with the statement that pleasing the gods is important to the author or authors of the novel. I feel that if it were important for everyone to praise the gods then Gilgamesh would be getting a lot more respect from his people. I mean, Gilgamesh is two thirds god and he was made specifically by the gods. He is one of the gods’ sons. Why wouldn’t respect first start with him? Wouldn’t Gilgamesh’s mother want for the city of Uruk to respect her son and this would be one way that people could please the gods. Why would the people of Uruk have any problem with any of the actions that Gilgamesh has done. People would see Gilgamesh as a great man and as someone that should be idolizing for everything that he does. People would follow Gilgamesh, and people would seek him for advice because he is two thirds god and a son of a goddess. If anything they should support Gilgamesh. Since Gilgamesh is part god why then would the gods send a rival for him to put him in his place? Also why would the gods take away Gilgamesh’s beloved companion despite the fact that he insulted another god? One would think that the gods would find a compromise between the two and work out a fair conclusion. I do not believe that pleasing the gods could have been that important to the gods.