Together with the king of Uruk, he fights and kills Humbaba, the guardian of the cedar forest.
Though he is originally a savage raised by animals, he accepts civilization after an affair with the temple prostitute Shamhat. According to a non-canonical account, he ventures to Utnapishtim in search of eternal life, but this journey is usually attributed exclusively to his best friend after this character's death in the seventh tablet. Together with the king of Uruk, he fights and kills Humbaba, the guardian of the cedar forest. Name this adversary turned best friend of the epic hero Gilgamesh.
Though he is originally a savage raised by animals, he accepts civilization after an affair with the temple prostitute Shamhat.
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