Gilgamesh: Immortality

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her but he refused, making her very angry.
She retaliates by sending the bull of heaven down to attack Gilgamesh and
Enkidu. In the battle, they killed the bull, but Enkidu injured his hand;
he eventually died from his wound. After Enkidu died, Gilgamesh went on a
quest for immortality.
Gilgamesh was trying to find immortality for both Enkidu and
Himself. After gilgamesh got the “immortality” plant and scratched himself
with it he was bathing and a snake ate the plant. As soon as that happened
Gilgamesh started to cry. Since he had already used the plant on himself,
it was evident that he still wanted the plant for Enkidu. Another example
occurred during Gilgameshes conversation with the boatman. The boatman
asked Gilgamesh to discuss his story about Enkidu. Gilgamesh said “Don't
ask me to retell my pain, I only want to bring him back to life.”
Gilgamesh never received the immortality he was searching for, but
he got immortality of a different kind. When he returned to ...

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