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why do the gods send Gilgamesh a sidekick in the first place?

 

jasmine n #228545
Feb 04, 2012 2:11 PM

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why do the gods send Gilgamesh a sidekick in the first place?

The sidekick was Enkinu

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Roskolnikov
Feb 04, 2012 2:13 PM

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Enkidu is a wild man created by the gods as Gilgamesh's equal to distract him from oppressing the people of Uruk.

Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh

 

jill d #170087
Feb 04, 2012 6:02 PM

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