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People accumulate friendships because of all kinds of reasons. They may share similar beliefs, interests, or activities. Some people even tend to maintain friendships with a multitude of people that differ in all categories. Whether someone has plenty of friends or not, everyone will eventually develop that one friendship that holds an exceptional significance in their life. An example of a friendship that explores a deeply significant meaning is the friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu in The Epic Of Gilgamesh. In this essay I will be describing three reasons of importance as to why this friendship matters in the story. The most prominent fact that bears itself in the beginning of the story is the fact that Enkidu was made in Gilgamesh's image for the purpose of taming and distracting Gilgamesh. The second matter of significance is how both Gilgamesh and Enkidu become reliant on each other, which teaches Gilgamesh to truly care for someone other than himself. The third point of meaning in the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu is how Gilgamesh was made aware of his humanity, which triggered him into searching for immortality where he learned an important life lesson from the god Utnapishtim.
"The bigger part of [Gilgamesh] was made in heaven/ and the smaller part somewhere on earth"(pg. 3 li. 42, 43) which means that Gilgamesh is a very powerful human being; he was born from not only a human, but also from a god as well. "She, Ninsun, fashioned his body's self"(pg. 3 li. 44). Gilgamesh rules over Uruk and his "tribe is invincible"(pg. 3 li. 48) which easily leads Gilgamesh into an arrogant disposition. The people of Uruk are very unhappy with him, and they complain that he "hoards the wives of other men for his own purpose"(pg. 3 li. 56, 57) and "keeps boys from fathers in the night and in the day"(pg. 3 li. 62, 63). Gilgamesh's love of his strength and greatness creates a greedy beast of a man who is incredibly self-absorbed and mindless about the concerns of the people of Uruk. When Anu hears these complaints from the people of Uruk, he orders Aruru to make, in Gilgamesh's image, a companion to tame and humble him:
"The bigger part of [Gilgamesh] was made in heaven/ and the smaller part somewhere on earth"(pg. 3 li. 42, 43) which means that Gilgamesh is a very powerful human being; he was born from not only a human, but also from a god as well. "She, Ninsun, fashioned his body's self"(pg. 3 li. 44). Gilgamesh rules over Uruk and his "tribe is invincible"(pg. 3 li. 48) which easily leads Gilgamesh into an arrogant disposition. The people of Uruk are very unhappy with him, and they complain that he "hoards the wives of other men for his own purpose"(pg. 3 li. 56, 57) and "keeps boys from fathers in the night and in the day"(pg. 3 li. 62, 63). Gilgamesh's love of his strength and greatness creates a greedy beast of a man who is incredibly self-absorbed and mindless about the concerns of the people of Uruk. When Anu hears these complaints from the people of Uruk, he orders Aruru to make, in Gilgamesh's image, a companion to tame and humble him: