Which lines from Gilgamesh: A New English Version best establish Gilgamesh as triumphant in battle?
A."I will stand by you. Now let us attack." Gilgamesh felt his courage return. They charged at Humbaba like two wild bulls.
B. Gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend, came to himself. He yelled, he lifted his massive axe.
C. They took their axes and penetrated deeper into the forest, they went chopping down cedars, the woods chips flew.
D. They bound logs together and built a raft. Enkidu steered it down the great river. Gilgamesh carried Humbaba's head.
The line which best establish Gilgamesh as triumphant in battle is 'They bound logs together and built a raft. Enkidu steered it down the great river. Gilgamesh carried Humbaba's head.'
Answer: Option D.
Explanation:
‘Gilgamesh: A New English Version’ is a book about a historic hero Gilgamesh which is written by Stephen Mitchell. We come do know that Gilgamesh was successful in the battlefield from the line ‘They bound logs together and built a raft. Enkidu steered it down the great river. Gilgamesh carried Humbaba's head.’
Humbaba is a demon who represents fear and who was sent to protect the forests of Cedar by Enlil. If was only then that the demon was killed and beheaded by the hero Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
