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EnkiduFriend and companion of the Mesopotamian hero Gilgamesh. In the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh, Enkidu is a wild man created by the god Anu. After Gilgamesh defeats him, the two become friends (in some versions Enkidu becomes Gilgamesh's servant). He aids Gilgamesh in killing the divine bull sent by the goddess Ishtar to destroy them. The gods then kill Enkidu in revenge, prompting Gilgamesh to search for immortality. Enkidu hirsute companion of Gilgamesh. [Babyl. Myth.: Gilgamesh] See : Hair How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When Gilgamesh wanted to tame the wild man Enkidu, he sent him a woman; she made love with him for six days and seven nights till the wild beasts no longer knew him, and then he began to use language. When Enkidu dies, the distraught Gilgamesh quests for immortality, seeking his friend in the underworld and crossing the River of Death to find the immortal Utnapishtim (Noah). The tragedy seems to begin even before they meet, when Enkidu is civilized by wisdom (a woman), a transformation which leads him to weep and sigh, "I am oppressed by idleness. |
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