After finding a companion, someone whom he can accept as an equal, Gilgamesh's attitude toward the people of Uruk changes. He must then face two superhuman threats to his kingdom: Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. Gilgamesh's campaign against Humbaba, the giant who protects the Cedar Forest, not only puts into action both Gilgamesh's renewed sense of self and his new relationship to Enkidu, it also reinvigorates his sense of kingship. Until their journey into the forest, Gilgamesh.....
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