At the gate to Mount Mashu, scorpions stand guard who are half man and half dragon, and have a stare that can strike a man to death. Scorpion guards try to convince Gilgamesh, that his journey is futile and with fraught danger. ...

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There were difficulties on his quest for immortality such as the lions, the man scorpions, the tunnel of darkness, and the waters of death were all difficulties he had to overcome just to get to Utnapishtim's island. ...

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Gilgamesh starts out his journey to attain immortality at the mountain Mashu where he encounters the Scorpion-men, guardians of boundary between earth and sky, who tell him "It is impossible Gilgamesh, Nobody has passed through the mountain's inaccessible tract. " (Epic of Gilgamesh 140) Gilgamesh is upset since he is asked to leave, no human can make pass through the mountain Mashu. ...

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• Grade Level: High School