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The story, in the Alexander romance and in the Qur ' an, is considered by scholars to have been influenced by the Epic of Gilgamesh ( specifically Giglamesh's search for the Water of Life ).
Gilgamesh reaches the water but, like Alexander, fails to become immortal.
Like Alexander, Giglamesh also comes to the spot at which the sun rises from the Earth:
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