Motif
companion-guide who goes before
companion_guide_who_goes_before
A motif of the The Hero's Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
mesopotamian
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An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic COMMENTARY ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TABLET. / YALE TABLET. / TRANSLITERATION. / TRANSLATION.; lines 3875-4040 confidence: high
The elders ask how long until Gish returns to Erech and advise him not to rely on strength, to provide food, and to let Enkidu go before because he knows the road to the forest entrance.
The elders say Enkidu should go before because he knows the road, and Enkidu reassures Gish to trust him.
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