The gods do not intervene directly, but Enkidu, who is their creation, fulfills his task of protecting Gilgamesh by interpreting his dreams and also by urging him to deal the killing blows. Gilgamesh also reveals an importaffnt aspect of his personality in his reactions to these dreams, and Enkidu serves to put them in a practical perspective for Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh's recurrent interpretation of his dreams seems to be defeat and death at the hands of Humbaba, his greatest fear and greatest challenge yet. ...

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