A formulaic phrase about killing this figure also states that “we slew lions in mountain passes.” In a passage about this figure’s extraordinary hearing, his roar is compared to a flood, his mouth to a fire, and his breath to death. This figure threatens to feed to birds the flesh of an enemy advised by someone whose upbringing is compared to a turtle’s. Before fighting this figure, a man dreams of mountains falling down and grappling with (*) wild bulls, which a man whom this figure calls the “son of a fish” interprets as good omens. This figure is bound and then killed with the help of thirteen winds by two figures who wanted wood from a forest. Killing the Bull of Heaven, along with this guardian of the cedar trees, leads to the death of Enkidu. For 10 points, name this giant killed by Gilgamesh. ■END■
ANSWER: Humbaba [or Huwawa]
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