Super Awesome Opinion on my Gilgamesh so Far
In what we were assigned to read basically Gilgamesh and Enkidu decide to go on a journey into the woods to kill Huwawa. Huwawa.. Really? Not such a menacing name in my opinion, careful with the great evil Huwawa. Yeah, real scared now. So this Huwawa character "who's mouth is fire, who's roar the floodwater". Has been terrifying people for years so nobody goes to cedar forest where he resides. Obviously Gilgamesh has to go on this journey since he now has Enkidu as his companion/guardian. And he probably thinks he's invincib, as the news spreads all the people of the Uruk begin to gossip. The old men warn him that his strength will not be enough and that he should let Enkindu go first since he knows the woods and wilderness. That they should pray and offer to the god Shamash to quench their thirst, which is literal but, also means when in need pray and pray alot! Lastly they go the the palace Egalmah to Ninsun (gilgamesh's mon) and she telld them to be safes prays and actually adopts Enkindu a her pwn son!
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