gilgamesh and enkidu

Gilgamesh and Enkidu The idea of finding your “soul mate” is often a worry of many, but what some people seem to forget is that your soul mate doesn’t have be to an intimate relationship it can be friendly. For example, Enkidu and Gilgamesh, from The Epic of Gilgamesh, become very good friends, best friends if you will, and they balance each other throughout their adventures. Gilgamesh is King of Uruk and a very strong man, actually the strongest man. Gilgamesh is a brave warrior, but somewhat of an overly ambitious leader. One might say to ambitious, he is even described as a tyrant but never the less a legendary king because of his accomplishments of building a great wall and other things. He is also two-thirds god and one-third mortal. Enkidu on the other hand was raised in the wild and carry those instincts he learned there with him throughout the epic. He was hairy and strong, but later became more civilized. Enkidu looks a lot like Gilgamesh and is almost his physical equal. In the beginning of the story Gilgamesh is moderately evil. One can tell that maybe Gilgamesh is trying fill a void in himself. The goddess of love Arura attempts to help him fill this void by creating Enkidu, who is still wild at this point until Shamhat, the temple prostitute who tames Enkidu by seducing him away from his natural state. Once Enkidu comes into the picture Gilgamesh becomes less of tyrant and more heroic while Enkidu becomes more civilized. Gilgamesh and Enkidu balance each other to form a formidable unit. First, Gilgamesh and Enkidu balance each other to form a formidable unit because of Gilgamesh’s stray away from tyranny. At the beginning of the story Gilgamesh is scary and omnipotent in Uruk. He sacrifices soldiers whenever he feels like fighting. He has sex with any women he chooses. He even takes whatever he wants from his people and kills anyone who gets in his way. The old men of Uruk start to complain, saying that a king is supposed to protect his