Enkidu And Gilgamesh Research Paper

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In ancient Mesopotamian beliefs, god is supreme. Gilgamesh and Enkidu are both brilliant men who were created by the gods. It shows gods can create everything and everything is controlled by them. After Gilgamesh refuse a goddess’s love, the goddess wants to use the Bull of Heaven to destroy Gilgamesh. Because of the Bull of Heaven hundreds of people dead. It shows in gods’ minds human’s lives are negligible. Gods have everlasting lives and they can decide people’s destiny. After Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the Bull of Heaven, Enkidu was punished by the gods. Friend’s death made Gilgamesh scared by death. Then he started to find how to get everlasting life. Finally he understood everlasting life is not important. The most important thing is