He took up a weapon to guard the flocks and shepherdsĪgainst the wolves and lions that preyed upon them. ![]() So that he looked as beautiful as a bridegroom. With oil, and dressed his body in new clothes, Then he washed his hairy body, anointed himself Seven jugs of the beerĪnd he was suddenly joyful, and sang aloud. So Enkidu ate his fill of the cooked food,Īnd drank the beer. Said: 'Enkidu, this is the food and drink Then Shamhat, the harlot, the temple prostitute, So he sat and stared at the cooked food and the beerįor a very long time, not knowing what to do. "But Enkidu knew nothing about these things, He seeks assistance from Shamhat to reconcile these new thoughts. Through sexuality Enkidu comes to gain a new self-understanding, which initially frightens him. He is no longer able to roam the plains with the same energy he did before. The animals who were his friends realize the change in him and abandon him. He is now a human being who has become self-aware. Unable to follow but in the mind of the wild manīewildered, he turned, and sought out the companyįollowing his encounter with Shamhat, Enkidu is introduced to sexuality and this becomes a civilizing force. His body that loved to range the hills was now ![]() The creatures were gone, and everything was changed. ![]() Whose hearts delight in feeding upon the grasslands, Went to seek out the company of the creatures ![]() Lay with her in pleasure, and then at last
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