The Strength of Clay, The Weakness of Gods

Authors

  • Jaba Tkemaladze Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.65649/2neyxv38

Keywords:

Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Strength, Weakness, Existentialism, Mortality, Civilization, Eco-Criticism, Immortality

Abstract

The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh is traditionally interpreted through the archetype of the heroic king and his wild companion. This article challenges that reading by arguing that the epic systematically inverts these roles to conduct a profound philosophical investigation into the nature of strength. Through close textual analysis framed by contemporary psychological and ecological theory, it demonstrates that Gilgamesh, despite his divine lineage and royal power, is characterized by profound existential, cognitive, and emotional weaknesses. His rule begins in tyrannical hybris, he depends entirely on others to interpret his own subconscious (dreams), and his response to mortality is a pathological flight into denial. In contrast, Enkidu, created from primal clay, embodies an integrated strength rooted in ecological harmony, hermeneutic wisdom, and, ultimately, stoic acceptance of his fate. The analysis further explores the tragic irony of their bond: Gilgamesh’s civilizing process actively weakens Enkidu, severing his connection to his natural strength and rendering him vulnerable to divine retribution. The epic’s resolution is found not in the victory of one archetype but in their synthesis. Gilgamesh’s journey evolves from a quest for personal immortality to an embrace of symbolic immortality through his cultural legacy—the walls of Uruk. This represents a hard-won integration of Enkidu’s lesson of acceptance with his own rebellious drive to transcend limits. The article concludes that the epic redefines true strength not as an innate attribute of divinity or nature, but as a dynamic, earned wisdom forged through relationship, loss, and the creative confrontation with human finitude.

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