Ovid's Blanda Voluptas and the Humanization of Enkidu

Ovid's Blanda Voluptas and the Humanization of Enkidu

The Enkidu who first appears in the "Gilgamesh Epic" is a strange figure and much has been written about him and his subsequent humanization; it now appears that he was modeled on other and earlier traditions about the life of primitive man. Parallels found in the writings of Ovid are exam...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Near Eastern studies 1991-04, Vol.50 (2), p.121-127
1. Verfasser: Moran, William L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ancient civilizations
Children
Epics
Friendship
History
Humanization
Humans
Hymns
Kingship
Literature
Ovid
Philology
Primitivism
Sumer
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Zusammenfassung:The Enkidu who first appears in the "Gilgamesh Epic" is a strange figure and much has been written about him and his subsequent humanization; it now appears that he was modeled on other and earlier traditions about the life of primitive man. Parallels found in the writings of Ovid are examined.
ISSN:0022-2968
1545-6978
DOI:10.1086/373485