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Gilgamesh is terrifying and all-powerful and he rapes his noble wives, he takes whatever he wants.Aruru takes some clay, moistens it with her spit, and forms another man, named Enkidu. he is just like gilgamesh. One day somebody seen him near a waterhole. so the hunter can't be a hunter because Enkidu is stopping the traps. When Enkidu finally appears, the hunter tells the prostitute to lie down on a blanket and show Enkidu her breasts. Enkidu comes to her and they copulate for six days and seven nights. When Enkidu's lust is finally sated, he returns to the animals, but they no longer regard him as their kin. They run away from him.Him and gilgamesh become friends.Enkidu tells Gilgamesh about the fearsome monster Humbaba, whom Enlil, the god of earth, wind, and air, had appointed guardian of the distant Cedar Forest, a place forbidden to mortals. When Gilgamesh hears about this demon, he is determined to fight him and dismisses Enkidu's warning that the demon monster is invincible. Gilgamesh accepts death as long as he leaves an indelible mark in the land of the living. Killing an enemy like Humbaba, or even dying at his hands, would guarantee Enkidu's fame too. Gilgamesh convinces Enkidu to join him, and the two heroes go to the armor makers and order new weapons, including enormous swords, axes, and bows. Together, they prepare to seek their destiny. Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to cedar forest, Gilgamesh kills humbabaa.Enkidu awakens from a chilling nightmare. In the dream, the gods were angry with him and Gilgamesh and met to decide their fate.The dream proves true when Enkidu falls ill. Overcome with self-pity, he curses the cedar gate that he and Gilgamesh brought back from the forbidden forest.Enkidu says the queen looked at them and asked who led them there. Enkidu tells the appalled Gilgamesh that he would have been blessed if he'd died in battle, because those who die in battle are “glorious.” He suffers for twelve more days then dies.