Epic of Gilgamesh
Themes in The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest story found that was actually written down. The epic tells the story of a king named Gilgamesh and his search for immortality. ... Gilgamesh has an intense loneliness, not only in society but also in the face of mortality. The gods Anu and Aruru created Enkidu, a companion for Gilgamesh. “So Enkidu and Gilgamesh embraced and their friendship was sealed” (17). They went on journeys together and were inseparable until Enkidu died and Gilgamesh was crushed. “Bitterly Gilgamesh wept for his friend Enkidu; he wandered over the wilderness as a hunter, he roamed over the plains; in his bitterness he cried, ‘How can I rest, how can I be at peace?