Ukhat, attendant to goddess Ishtar, tempts Ea Bani, a huge warrior with golden locks who lives in the wilds.

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The Mesopotamian epic hero Gilgamesh was king of Erech, a city-state was that was besieged by enemies. The gods fashioned Ea Bani, a huge warrior with long golden locks who lives in the wilds. Gilgamesh sends Tsaidu into the forest to capture Ea Bani, but it proves too difficult a task. Gilgamesh then counsels to take the woman Ukhat, who served the goddess Ishtar, into the forest and have her begin to remove her clothing when she sees Ea Bani. The beasts of the wilds forsake Ea Bani now with Ukhat. Ukhat then takes Ea Bani to Gilgamesh This illustration by Ernest Wallcousins dates to 1915.

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