BY: AUSTIN JONES, UKARI OVERBY, ALINA MOMIN, TASMIA IKRAM 1 ST PERIOD

Gilgamesh  Two-thirds God, One-third human Enkidu  Half man, half beast

Gilgamesh  Became the 5 th king of Uruk, Mesopotamia for 126 years  Son to the priest-king Lugalbunda and Goddess Ninsun  Thought to have too much pride, a desire to have loads of power, and always trying to get his way thinking it was the “correct way” Enkidu  Created by the God from a pinch of clay thrown onto a plain – came into life full-grown, hairy, and wild  Was created to be Gilgamesh’s equal-soul brother  Wanted to help Gilgamesh become a “wholer-being”

 Gilgamesh was sometimes not considered a good king because he was a womanizer  In the beginning of The Epic of Gilgamesh, the king was known to be somewhat of a jerk because he wanted his way for everything  Thought to be very proud and arrogant of himself

 Born into the wild  Gifted with strength  Very courageous  Lives with the animals until the prostitute, Shamhat, comes to ruin him

 Gilgamesh and Enkidu started off as rivals with Enkidu trying to show the selfish proud king the meaning of trust, friendship and courage.  They soon became the best buddies one could ever imagine a god and a beast to be!

 A divine birth  He slayed the demon, Humbaba  Became friends with an unfriendly greedy-being  Cooperated with his friend by killing the Bull of Heaven which was sent upon them by the goddess of love, Ishtar’s father  He leads a quest for immortality by trying to find a specific herb that will give him eternal youth

 It is among some of the earliest known works of literary fiction  This poem comes from a culture group (Sumerians) that was unknown to the moderns (Greeks, Romans, Persians, etc.)  The essential story revolves around relationships and feelings towards them  The poem involves the story of becoming “human together”  Has a high emphasis on immortality

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