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The Epic of Gilgamesh Study Guide & Plot Synopsis

This Study Guide consists of approximately 96 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Epic of Gilgamesh.
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Prologue

The Prologue establishes Gilgamesh's stature as the special creation of the gods: he is the son of a goddess and a human and thus partly divine. The strongest and wisest of all humans, he is also the renowned builder and king of the great city of Uruk. The Prologue sets the story in the distant past, in "the days before the flood" (1.61), when Gilgamesh himself etched the whole story in stone,

1. The Coming of Enkidu

Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the strongest of all men, but he is a harsh and unkind ruler. The people of Uruk describe his abuses to Anu, god of Uruk, who asks Aruru, goddess of creation, to create an equal or "second self (1.62) to oppose Gilgamesh and leave them at peace. Arum creates Enkidu out of the raw stuff of nature, Enkidu is a fearfully strong, uncultured "wild man" with long hair and coarse features who...
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