Maybe it was that, but
for whatever reason, Gilgamesh was very bored. He had run out of
cities to conquer. All the monsters ran away the minute they heard
he was coming. He had nothing to do that was any fun at all except
scare his subject silly with his tempers and his tantrums.
The gods looked down
and decided that Gilgamesh needed a challenge. They created a
really wild man, who was stronger and faster than Gilgamesh. They
named their creation Enkidu.
The gods sent Enkidu
down to earth, to cut Gilgamesh down to size. Enkidu went roaring
into the city of Uruk, where Gilgamesh had his palace.
Gilgamesh perked up
immediately. The two men/gods roared and wrestled and bit and
scratched, but neither could beat the other. They started laughing
and became the best of friends.
Since there was nothing
much to do around town, arm in arm, the two god/men marched off to
the forbidden forest, looking for monsters to battle.
When the citizens of
Uruk heard their king had left town in search of adventure
elsewhere, they were most relieved. They wished their king the
best of adventures with his new friend, Enkidu.
Gilgamesh
and the Cedar Forest
