Gilgamesh
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Best friends, soul mates, birds of a feather, two peas in a pod all are terms used to describe two people whose lives are so intertwined and connected that they not only are a perfect match, but they also could not imagine life without the other. In ancient history people believed that humans started out as one huge ball: a ball with two heads, two sets of arms and legs, and two sets of sexual organs. They used that story to explain why we are always searching for someone to complete us; we are literally looking for our other half. The epic poem Gilgamesh is the first example where friendship is shown between two humans, in particular the two heroes Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Although created by the gods to be each other's equal in supernatural strength and power, their resemblance to each other stops there: their different backgrounds influence how they act, and their actions illustrate just how dissimilar they actually are. The poem illustrates how the strong bond of friendship between these two individuals is present, even though they are two completely different human beings.
From the beginning, Gilgamesh and Enkidu share a very strong similarity because of the way they were both created. Both are half human and half mortal, which makes it difficult for them to find a place where they really fit in. Gilgamesh for example, is the son of a mortal father and a goddess mother: the possibility of death hangs over him at every moment, but he has such supernatural strength he has power over everyone in his kingdom and there is no one who is his equal.
Enkidu was created by the gods to be the one man to rival Gilgamesh: he was created in Gilgamesh's image...