Huwawa
demonic forest Cedar Forest single tradition · 1
Huwawa is an ogre appointed as guardian of the Cedar Forest by the ruling god Enlil. Gilgamesh and his servant Enkidu defeat him with the help of fifty volunteers from Uruk.
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -1
- Historical notes
- Huwawa is a monster defeated by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Agga, Bull of Heaven, Inanna, Shamash, An, Ningishzida, Ninsun, Dumuzid
- serves
- Enlil
- manifested by
- Humbaba
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Gilgamesh and Huwawa describes how Gilgamesh and his servant Enkidu, with the help of fifty volunteers from Uruk, defeat the monster Huwawa, an ogre appointed as guardian of the Cedar Forest by the ruling god Enlil.”
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