Gilgamesh, the ancient king of Uruk, took a long journey and brought back the story of the flood. Descended from the gods, he gave the city strong walls and built magnificent temples. As a young man, Gilgamesh grows arrogant, so the gods create Enkidu to challenge him. Enkidu is a wild man, living among animals, until he is seduced by a prostitute who lures him to civilization. He then lives with the shepherds and defends the flocks. Gilgamesh begins to have dreams about the coming of Enkidu. His mother interprets them to mean that the gods are sending a friend.