This figure was formed out of water and clay by the goddess Aruru, and he is described as being shaggy with “locks like a woman.” He throws meat in the face of the goddess Ishtar, and he is selected by the gods to die of a wasting illness after he and his companion kill the Bull of Heaven. This figure becomes civilized after spending six days and seven nights with the prostitute Shamhat, and he encourages his companion to kill the demon Humbaba as he begs for his life. For the points, name this “wild man” of Sumerian mythology, the beloved friend of Gilgamesh.
This figure was formed out of water and clay by the goddess Aruru, and he is described as being shaggy with “locks like a woman.” He throws meat in the face of the goddess Ishtar, and he is selected by the gods to die of a wasting illness after he and his companion kill the Bull of Heaven. This figure becomes civilized after spending six days and seven nights with the prostitute Shamhat, and he encourages his companion to kill the demon Humbaba as he begs for his life. For the points, name this “wild man” of Sumerian mythology, the beloved friend of Gilgamesh.
This figure was formed out of water and clay by the goddess Aruru, and he is described as being shaggy with “locks like a woman.”