Another example of cordial interaction between gods and man is seen when Gilgamesh explains his dream regarding the creation of Enkidu to his mother who is a goddess and she gives advice on how to interpret the dream (Epic of Gilgamesh Chapter 1). ... Before the Flooding of the earth the god Ea in which he warns Utnapishtim about an impending flood thereby saving him, his family and the animals of the earth from the flooding (Chapter 6). ...

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It is through the outline of the heroes' lives, their relationships to their heroic partner, the gods, animals, and mere humans, and their reactions to death that Wolff supposes provide this basic definition of man and that the epic medium's pervasiveness in a culture that provides the validity of that definition seems implicit in such a hypothesis. ... Immediately this represents a change in the character of Enkidu, who moves from a wild animal to a human concerned with other humans. ... The gods do not intervene directly, but Enkidu, who is their creation, fulfills his task of prot...

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In this scene, Enkidu is presented with a woman and after seven days and seven nights together, Enkidu is completely changed, becoming civilized and abandoning his days roaming with the wild animals. ... From the very beginning of the story, Ninsun helps interpret Gilgamesh's dreams, which leads to Gilgamesh having the confidence to complete quests like destroying Humbaba. ...

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