Gilgamesh's Destiny Analysis

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The meteor and the axe resembled "a strong partner" is coming to him. And that this partner will "save the life of a friend" and Gilgamesh should "love him as a wife".

Gilgamesh and Enkidu became friends after fighting it out. Gilgamesh realized how strong he was and when they confronted each other again they "grasped one another, And embraced and held hands."

Gilgamesh's destiny is to die. Enkidu knows this because he interpreted Gilgamesh's dream.

He wants his name to be remembered and be a monument to the gods. "I have not established my name stamped on bricks as my destiny decreed; therefore I will go to the country where the ceder is felled." "I will wise a monument to the gods."

Humbaba guards the Cedar Forest. He is ferocious and the "terror of people". The text states in line 79 that his "shout is the flood weapon, whose utterance is Fire, and whose breath is Death". …show more content…

This is when he decides to go fight Humbaba.

Gilgamesh decides to kill Humbaba, because he wants to be remembered and written to be famous. Gilgamesh even states if he dies he will be remembered as the one who died fighting Humababa "Gilgamesh has fallen in fight with ferocious Humbaba". It also says that Enkidu voiced "slay him and grind him up, that I may survive." He stated this because Humbaba tried to talk Gilgamesh into sparing his life and Enkidu knew he would only betray him.

Ishtar falls in love with Gilgamesh and states "Come to me, Gilgamesh, and be my lover!". Gilgamesh refuses her because of her history with other men he doesn't want to be treated the same and end up like them. "You will love me then treat me just like

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