The Epic of Gilgamesh

How does Enlil react after he discovers that Utnapishtim and his wife survived the flood?

from The Epic of Gilgamesh translated by N.K. Sandars in The Story of the Flood...

a.  He is angry that they survived and determines to kill them.

b.  He is angry at first but then reconsiders and grants them immortality.

c.  He is delighted that the two survived and grants them immortality.

d.  He feels immediate remorse and pretends that someone else caused the flood.

 

Please cite two sentences from "The Story of the Flood" that support your answer above.

 

 

 

Asked by
Last updated by Aslan
Answers 1
Add Yours

b. He is angry at first but then reconsiders and grants them immortality.

 

 

You have known, O Gilgamesh,
What interests me,
To drink from the Well of Immortality.