The Epic of Gilgamesh starts out by introducing the audience to Gilgamesh, and that he is the creator/ruler of Uruk. He rules with a very cruel hand, so therefore Aruru creates Enkidu to match the strength of Gilgamesh to stand up to him. Eventually, Enkidu is introduced to the prostitute Shamhat, and they proceed to copulate for six days and seven nights. This is the beginning of Enkidu’s human domestication. He is redeemed through the strong power of Shamhat. It resembles evolution of humans. Enkidu starts out identifying with animals, since it is the only thing he knows, but beginnings to become more of a man. This also resembles the story of Adam and Eve and how they lost their innocence when they discovered their sexuality, just as Enkidu
