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Gilgamesh Enkidu

 King of Uruk  Two-third god and one-third mortal  All the best qualities of human beings  Super strength  Wants to learn how to live forever

 Gilgamesh’s best bud  Uncivilized  Created by the God’s out of clay  Created as a way to stop Gilgamesh’s tyrannical ways.  Raised by wolves and acts like it even in civilization

 Works his people to death.  Uses women, married or not  Kills at will

 Gods send Enkidu  Meant to be a rival of Gilgamesh  Means to keep Gilgamesh in check  First the two Fight, then become friends

 Kill a Monster named Humbaba  After killing it, they have a celebration  At the celebration, the Goddess Ishtar, tries to make Gilgamesh her lover.  Gilgamesh rejects her.

 Ishtar is feeling rejected  Runs to her dad, Anu (Father of all the Gods)  Anu releases Bull of Heaven

 BoH goes on a serious rampage  Kills hundreds of people,  Causes all kinds of destruction  BoH finds Gilgamesh/Enkidu  BoH loses.

 Gods decide somebody HAS to die.  Decide on Enkidu  Enkidu dies.

 Gilgamesh realizes he can die  Remember, Gilgamesh IS part human  Tries to find a way to live forever  Finally, Gilgamesh’s true Hero’s Quest Begins!

 Opposites  Gilgamesh is the epitome of civilization  Enkidu is a wild beast who lives in the wilderness  Death  Something Gilgamesh fears only when faced directly with it  Something Gilgamesh feels he can avoid

 Responsibility  In the beginning, Gilgamesh has none.  Watch how his actions show what a King is and what a King should be  The Wrath of the Gods  Obviously upsetting the gods is not a good thing  Gods want respect/to be feared  The Hero's Journey or Quest  Gilgamesh has flaws  These flaws become apparent through the journey  Must prove himself to complete journey