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He sets out to find Utnapishtim, who give him two tries at gaining eternal life.

In his grief, Gilgamesh suddenly recognizes his own mortality, and contemplates the meaninglessness of life and human accomplishment in face of inevitable extinction, and thus sets out on his famous quest for immortality. Enkidu came to his friend's aid and managed to slay the beast, but in doing that he offended the gods who condemned him to death. In a fit of rage, she sends the Bull of Heaven down to destroy him. This heroic feat attracts the attention of Ishtar, the goddess of love, who tries but fails to seduce Gilgamesh. After a fierce duel, Gilgamesh and Enkidu become best friends, and the two set on a quest to find and kill Humbaba, the demon of the Cedar Forest. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Babylonian gods decide to humble the proud and arrogant king by sending him a wild man, Enkidu.

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He authored a book in the 39 Clues Series, a series in which Rick Riordan has also contributed.Ĭity of the Plague God | Fury of the Dragon Goddess.

He used to be a senior engineer, but now he's a full time writer, renouncing his once adventurous life. He’s been lost in Mongolia, abandoned at a volcano in Nicaragua, hidden up a tree from a rhino in Nepal, detained by Homeland Security in the US and chased around Tibet by the Chinese police.

He has lived and traveled throughout the world, from China to Guatemala. Sarwat Chadda was born and raised in London. Sarwat Chadda is an author of the Sikander Aziz series under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint. This article is written from a real world point of view.