... great deeds, so his name will be remembered. He wants to go to the forest and slay Humbaba. Humbaba is the guardian of the cedar forest. Enkidu is terrified to go, but Gilgamesh insists. Even though they have very disturbing dreams they eventually get to the forest and kill Humbaba. After killing Humbaba the goddess Ishtar wants to marry Gilgamesh. He refuses, rather offensively by ... come so far the man-scorpion allows Gilgamesh to enter the gate of the of the mountain. Gilgamesh then travels many leagues through total darkness until he reaches the jeweled garden of the gods. Gilgame...

• Word Count: 1439
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School