Enkidu lives in the wild, uncivilized, and runs with the beasts. ... Gilgamesh's overbearing strength and power terrorize the people and the gods feel the need to give Uruk a break from the king, so they design a foil for him, Enkidu the man of the wild. ... Immediately this represents a change in the character of Enkidu, who moves from a wild animal to a human concerned with other humans. ... The first event involves a journey to the mythical cedar forest to defeat the monstrous Humbaba, who is described by Ninsun as a wild thing, repugnant to the god Shamash (Gilgamesh 3.54). ... His m...

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