During Enkidu's and Gilgamesh's journey to the forest of Huwawa, Enkidu and Gilgamesh start to bond with each other. Every night, Gilgamesh has a dream which waked him up. The first night when the dreams began, he said: "I had a dream. I dreamed we were going through a mountain gorge and the huge mountain fell down on the two of us. We were as little as flies compared to the mountain."-pg. 22. And everytime he woke up, Enkidu interpretated his dream: "The dream you dream tonight is fortunate. The mountain that you dreamt about is Huwawa. Huwawa will fall down like a mountain and die. His dead body will lie on the plain like a mountain. "-pg. 22. The dreams Gilgamesh had, were always fortunate according to Enkidu. And they always relate or simbolize something that is going to happen to him.
When they arrived to Huwawa's forest, both Gilgamesh and Enkidu were very scared. As they passes through it, they kept seeing various faces of Huwawa. Then Gilgamesh prayed to Shamash: "Protecet us as we pass through fearfulness."pg. 27. And Shamash, by hearing the prayer, hepled them by sending storms to Huwawa, until the demon gave up. Huwawa tried to persuade Gilgamesh into not killing him, but letting him be his servant. "I will cut down the trees for you. Make me your servant. Shamash has send you úpon this errand against me. You are the child of lady Wildcow Ninsun. You are th eking of Uruk. I will be the guardian of the wood to build the gates of the cuty of Uruk. "-pg. 27. But Enkidu being loyal to him told Gilgamesh to not believe him, to kill him just like the gods had instructed. Then Gilgamesh and Enkidu slayed Huwawa, and killed him.
As I read Tablets IV & V, I started to notice that Enkidu and Gilgamesh were more than just partners. They were friends, they trsuted each other and backed each others back. For example with Gilgamesh dreams, I saw that Enkidu was there for him to interpretate his dreams, and help him with them. But when I began to see more clear their friendship, was at the end when Gilgamesh rejected the demon's proposal, and listened to Enkidu. Gilgamesh trusted his word, and knew that Enkidu was there to help him.
lunes, 1 de septiembre de 2008
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