Enkidu
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The parallel to that is the relationship between Gilgamesh and his best friend Enkidu.
From New York Times
As Gilgamesh and Enkidu then become friends, and embark on a journey, my mind is transported out of the ship’s pod to the forests, oceans, and great deserts they travel to.
From Literature
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"He once dressed up as Gilgamesh for Halloween. I was his sidekick, Enkidu—no surprise there."
From Literature
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Still, much as I longed to revisit the exploits of the first superheroes, Gilgamesh and Enkidu, it would be, as Mr. Spock used to say, “illogical.”
From Washington Post
Enkidu is a giant, too, though not as big as Gilgamesh.
From The New Yorker
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