• 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.