Similarities Between Adam And Eve And Gilgamesh

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One day a young boy saw Enkidu and was afraid so he told his father. His father then instructed him to tell Gilgamesh and request for a woman to come back with him. Gilgamesh was informed about Enkidu and approved the request to send a woman back. Gilgamesh send, Shamhat, a prostitute from the temple of Ishtar name, who waited for Enkidu. Once Shamhat made contact with Enkidu; she seduced him and they had sex for six days and seven nights. After that marathon and Enkidu was gratified the animals no longer accepted him, so he goes back to Uruk. Another comparison to the Adam & Eve story, a woman is the reason for the change of a man lifestyle. In Adam & Eve a separation from GOD and man; and now a separation from the animals. After hearing about

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