Siduri's The Epic Of Gilgamesh

The epic of Gilgamesh is a story about a hero who is once invincible, but after unfortunate events and the loss of his brother Enkidu, who was originally created to be his competition, he starts to question his existence. Gilgamesh goes on a series of quests only to be unsuccessful in them all. During the quest for everlasting life while going through the mountains he ran into Siduri, which was the wine keeper and celestial Barkeep. This run in between a despaired Gilgamesh and Siduri consists of Gilgamesh explaining to her about his disparity and Siduri giving him well needed advice that in the end he does not take. “When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping.” Said Siduri in The Epic