More Lost S2E8 - Collision
Nov 24th, 2005 by Brian A. Thomas
Hint from the TCF:
The crossword puzzle Locke was working says something along the lines of “Enkidu’s Friend.” Enkidu is part of Sumerian Mythology, and later is part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, which is the answer to the puzzle, Gilgamesh. Per the Wikipedia article on Enkidu linked above:
Enkidu assists Gilgamesh in his fight against Humbaba, the monster of the Cedar forest, then is killed by the gods for slaying the “Bull of Heaven.” The goddess Ishtar demands that the pair should pay for its destruction. Shamash argues to the gods to spare both of them, but could only save Gilgamesh. The gods pass judgment that Enkidu had no “reason” to fight the Bull and was interfering with the will of the gods. Enkidu then is struck by a severe illness and near death has visions of the gloomy afterlife. Before he actually dies he curses the trapper and the harlot for leading him down this doomed path.
Gilgamesh mourns over the body of Enkidu for several desperate days, and then allows his friend to be buried after a maggot falls out of Enkidu’s nose. Gilgamesh’s close observation of rigor mortis and the slow decomposition of Enkidu’s body provides the hero with the impetus for his quest for eternal life, and his visit to Utnapishtim.
There is another non-canonical tablet in which Enkidu journeys into the underworld, but many scholars consider the tablet to be a sequel or add-on to the original epic.
Very cool. Almost sounds like Locke and Mr. Eko.
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