In the story of Gilgamesh, there is a point where the brave and powerful duo of Gilgamesh and Enkidu reach the edge of the Cedar Forest and they start to hear Humbaba's terrifying roar. This alone terrifies Gilgamesh so much that it makes him horrified and tears come down his cheeks. This also causes Gilgamesh to pray to Shamash (the Sun God) for protect on their very dangerous journey and even ask him to help them defeat Humbaba during their conflict. That aside, in the story of The Lord of the Rings, a Balrog is similar in ways to Humbaba. This Balrog, aka Durin's Bane, is one of many fire-demons and is located beneath "the Mines of Moria", where it fled after the defeat of Morgoth in the "War of Wrath". It was then disturbed by some miners and from then on has killed anybody who it has come across. In the series, the Fellowship of the Ring (Protagonists/Main Characters) travelled through Moria on the way to Mount Doom. They were attacked and surrounded by Orcs in the hundreds, and then came the roar of the Balrog which scared all the orcs and made them run away in terror. This shows how powerful and terrifying the sound and strength of the Balrogs roar really is and how other creatures don't even have to set eyes on it to be terrified and turn cold from fright. But the intensity and power of their voice/roar isn't the only things that connect these two superhuman creatures. Another Characteristic that these two creatures have in common is, having a special power or element surrounding them. In the Story of Gilgamesh, Humbaba is believed to be surrounded by "auras", which can affect anybody that comes in close proximity to Humbaba and can do weird things to them. The effects of the aura that rises from Humbaba's garments cause Gilgamesh to have weird dreams throughout the nights during his journey to the Cedar Forest with Enkidu. Humbaba has seven garments, each of which spreads terror.