<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Enkidu (𒂗𒆠𒆕 EN. KI. DU, "Enki's creation") is a central figure in the Ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh . Enkidu was formed from clay and saliva by Aruru, the goddess of creation, to rid Gilgamesh of his arrogance . In the story he is a wild man, raised by animals and ignorant of human society until he is bedded by Shamhat . Thereafter a series of interactions with humans and human ways bring him closer to civilization, culminating in a wrestling match with Gilgamesh, king of Uruk . Enkidu embodies the wild or natural world . Though equal to Gilgamesh in strength and bearing, he acts in some ways as an antithesis to the cultured, urban - bred warrior - king . Enkidu then becomes the king's constant companion and deeply beloved friend, accompanying him on adventures until he is stricken with illness and dies . The deep, tragic loss of Enkidu profoundly inspires in Gilgamesh a quest to escape death by obtaining godly immortality . </P> <P> Older sources sometimes transliterate his name as Eabani, or Enkita . Enkidu is a modern variant . </P>

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