In the Epic, Gilgamesh is a powerful man with great authority. The Gods decide to make Enkidu, a man of the wilderness who is as powerful as Gilgamesh, to compete against him. Enkidu declares,
“I will challenge him.
Let me shout out in Uruk: ‘I am the mighty one!’
Lead me in and I will change the order of things. . .”
Enemies at first, they become friends and join together with a common goal, to take Cedar from the Cedar Forest, which is protected by the beast Humbaba. This is similar to the Israel and Palestine leaders in their compromise of peace and land. The New York Times article states, “The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority held more than two hours of face-to-face peace talks in this Red Sea resort on Tuesday, delving into several of the core issues that divide the two sides but not breaking an impasse over Jewish settlements.” Even though they may not be allies, the Israelis and the Palestinians are trying to find a peaceful way to get what they want.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/world/middleeast/15mideast.html?ref=world
