Gilgamesh

by Edward Picot

A puppet-animation based (loosely) on the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh.

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Part One

Gilgamesh incautiously boasts that he can beat anybody in a fight - even his patroness, the Goddess Aruru. When the Goddess Aruru herself hears of his boast, she decides to send a new hero to challenge him.

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Part Two

The Goddess Aruru has sent a new hero called Enkidu to challenge Gilgamesh. Rather than confront him directly, Gilgamesh sends Samhat the Harlot to tame him.

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Part Three

Gilgamesh has sent Samhat the Harlot to "tame" his rival Enkidu, but when he hears of Enkidu's sexual prowess, he resolves to take matters into his own hands after all.

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Part Four

The Goddess Aruru has sent Enkidu to challenge Gilgamesh. But when Gilgamesh and Enkidu finally meet, they become friends, and start to boast that even the immortals could not stand against them. When she hears this, Aruru decides to take direct action.

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Part Five

Determined to teach Gilgamesh and Enkidu a lesson, the Goddess Aruru has come to earth in the form of a monster. Against the advice of Samhat the Harlot, the two friends prepare themselves to do battle.

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Part Six

Gilgamesh and Enkidu encounter the monster in the sacred grove. Enkidu is killed, and Uta-Napishti, the Distant One, comes to claim him. Gilgamesh vows that he will travel to the end of the world to fetch Enkidu back.

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Part Seven

Gilgamesh travels to the Jewelled Garden at the end of the World, as the first part of his epic quest to rescue his friend Enkidu from the Island of the Dead.

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Part Eight

Gilgamesh has travelled to the end of the world to rescue his friend Enkidu from the Island of the Dead. Now he must cross the Ocean of Forgetfulness. He encounters Ur-Shanabi the Ferryman, and the mysterious Stone Ones who assist him.

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Part Nine

Having crossed the Ocean of Forgetfulness to reach the Island of the Dead, Gilgamesh re-encounters Uta-Napishti, the Distant One, who sets him a series of tests and tells the story of how death first came into the world.

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Part Ten

Gilgamesh finally realises that he cannot rescue Enkidu from the Island of the Dead. He returns home, a sadder and wiser king, but he still has one last trick up his sleeve - the invention of writing.

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