Facts about Inkidū

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   Inkidū and Gilgamesh also kill the Bull of Heaven, a divine creature sent by the god Anu after Gilgamesh rejects the goddess Ishtar's advances.

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   A famous episode in the Epic of Gilgamesh depicts Inkidū and Gilgamesh together slaying the cedar forest guardian Humbaba.

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   After being civilized, Inkidū becomes the close companion and friend of Gilgamesh, and his eventual death drives Gilgamesh to seek immortality.

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   In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Inkidū initially lives among wild animals, eating grass and drinking at water holes before being civilized by a woman named Shamhat.

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   The wild man Inkidū, from the Epic of Gilgamesh, was created by the goddess Aruru from clay and water to be a companion for Gilgamesh.

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