Gilgamesh woke. "I almost passed your test."
"No one has passed through here alive," she said. "Why do you wander, Gilgamesh? You will not find eternal life." epic of gilgamesh full version
The hunter obeyed. Shamhat bared her breast at the watering hole. Enkidu approached, drawn by a power he did not understand. For six days and seven nights, he lay with her. When he rose, the gazelles fled from him. The wild beasts ran. His body was bound by knowledge; his legs, once swift as a bull, grew heavy. He had gained wisdom and lost his innocence. Gilgamesh woke