Gender_In_Gilgamesh

Gender In Gilgamesh Transformation of sexuality (Masculinity, Femininity) from The Descent of Inanna to Gilgamesh The basis for modern day sexuality' Sexuality has always been built into each society throughout the centuries. We see sexuality play huge roles in each culture. Sexuality has always been incorporated into cultural understand and beliefs. Religious MYTH also incorporates both spectrums. Adam and Eve is one of the most common affiliations with human sexuality. While Adam represents masculinity in its truest form Eve takes on the role of fertility, love, and compassion. We see a large degree of sexual identity within each of the stories, in this case Gilgamesh and Inanna both show clear examples. Gilgamesh is however; more sexually diverse in terms of how it is presented to the audience. We see this diversity when we are first introduced to Enkidu, the man sent to challenge Gilgamesh and later joins him. Although they both represent masculinity they communicate it in two entirely different ways on each side of the male phsyche. Gilgamesh can be described as more of a sophisticated and arrogant man in search of immortality which in this story I feel represents greed and because of of this greed he is forced to let gilgamesh, enkidu, each, one, man, sexual, shamhut, sexuality, human, descent, while, way, represents, part, must, inanna, however, herself, forced, different, both, underworld, understand, through, stories, show, primitive, masculinity, losing, immortality, humanity, himself, greed, gift, gate, first