The Revenge of Ishtar
by:
Ludmila Zeman (author)
In this second volume in the Gilgamesh trilogy, Enkidu joins Gilgamesh in the quest to slay Humbaba, the monster who has attacked the city and caused great destruction, including the death of the beautiful singer, Shamat. Gilgamesh and Enkidu successfully slay the monster and in so doing,...
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In this second volume in the Gilgamesh trilogy, Enkidu joins Gilgamesh in the quest to slay Humbaba, the monster who has attacked the city and caused great destruction, including the death of the beautiful singer, Shamat. Gilgamesh and Enkidu successfully slay the monster and in so doing, Gilgamesh attracts the attention of the goddess Ishtar. In rejecting her advances, he incurs her revenge and an attack by the Bull of Heaven. Enkidu manages to kill the bull, but is slain by Ishtar, striking at the bond between the two friends. Shattered, Gilgamesh vows he will destroy the last monster: death.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780887764363 (0887764363)
ASIN: 887764363
Publish date: April 25th 1998
Publisher: Tundra Books
Pages no: 24
Edition language: English
Series: The Gilgamesh Trilogy (#2)
The Revenge of Ishtar is the second in the picture book trilogy adaptation of the ancient Mesopotamian poem - The Epic of Gilgamesh. This book picks up right where the last one (Gilgamesh the King) left off - King Gilgamesh and Enkidu are now friends and Uruk is experiencing a time of great peace a...
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