In The Epic of Gilgamesh, the two most prominent aspects of human experience, that have cut across time and place, is Love and Death. For both Enkidu and Gilgamesh love was a foreign element: unknown by one due to his child-like naivety and lack of sophistication, and unknown by the other due to arrogance, ego, and an un-humble life style. But when the two’s fates align, a bond is formed instantaneously; the bond of a soul finding its perfect match. Together they both experience a powerful love for one another (and for the first time), this causes the two to assume completely different characters. Gilgamesh is a better man, and Enkidu is corrupt man, causing the gods to put an expiration date on Enkidu. After Enkidu’s departure from this world,
