After meeting Enkidu, Gilgamesh felt that he could no longer live in the moment and that he must leave his mark on civilization and accept death. So he and Enkidu decide to take on the monster, Humbaba. Humbaba is an “evil” who guards the Cedar Forest. He was said to be invincible, but Enkidu was insistent that Gilgamesh could defeat him. Humbaba finds himself at the mercy of both Gilgamesh, who has the monster down, and Enkidu, who is encouraging Gilgamesh to finish Humbaba off. By defeating this evil, Gilgamesh and Enkidu have done the work of the sun god,
After meeting Enkidu, Gilgamesh felt that he could no longer live in the moment and that he must leave his mark on civilization and accept death. So he and Enkidu decide to take on the monster, Humbaba. Humbaba is an “evil” who guards the Cedar Forest. He was said to be invincible, but Enkidu was insistent that Gilgamesh could defeat him. Humbaba finds himself at the mercy of both Gilgamesh, who has the monster down, and Enkidu, who is encouraging Gilgamesh to finish Humbaba off. By defeating this evil, Gilgamesh and Enkidu have done the work of the sun god,