This character is troubled by a dream in which he is sexually attracted to a meteor that falls from the sky. He dons a lion skin before traversing a pitch-black mountain guarded by two scorpion-men. This character begins weeping when a snake sheds it
This character is troubled by a dream in which he is sexually attracted to a meteor that falls from the sky. He dons a lion skin before traversing a pitch-black mountain guarded by two scorpion-men. This character begins weeping when a snake sheds its skin after eating an immortality-granting plant retrieved from the bottom of a lake. With the help of the sun god Shamash, this hero infiltrates the Cedar Forest and slays its guardian, Humbaba. This character seeks out eternal life from the flood survivor Utnapishtim ["oot-na-PISH-tim"] after being traumatized by the death of his beastly friend Enkidu. For 10 points, name this hero who titles a Mesopotamian epic poem.