• ComradeRat [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      12 days ago

      Let any doubters of gilgamesh and enkidu’s love story (or the capability of past humans to be gay in general) read tablet 12 lines 86-101and try to find a straight explanation (its not possible):

      Gilgamesh opened a hole to the Underworld

      and brought Enkidu’s spirit back, like a ghost.

      They hugged, they kissed,

      they talked, they asked:

      "Tell me, my friend, tell me, my friend,

      tell me the laws of the Underworld you saw!"

      "I will not, my friend, I will not.

      for if I tell you the laws of the Underworld I saw,

      you would break down crying!"

      “So let me break down crying!”

      "My friend, my penis, which you touched to please your heart,

      is being eaten by a moth, like a threadbare cloth.

      My friend, my crotch, which you touched to please your heart,

      is filled with dust, like a crack in the ground."

      “Woe,” cried the king, and threw himself in the dust.

      “Woe,” cried Gilgamesh, and threw himself in the dust.