The Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David
by
Susan Ackerman
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
Toward the end of the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh King Gilgamesh laments the untimely death of his comrade Enkidu, "my friend whom I loved dearly." Similarly in the Bible, David mourns his companion, Jonathan, whose "love to me was wonderful, greater than the love of women."...