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Enkidu

American  
[en-kee-doo] / ˈɛn ki du /

noun

  1. the servant and friend of Gilgamesh.


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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

"He once dressed up as Gilgamesh for Halloween. I was his sidekick, Enkidu—no surprise there."

From Literature

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