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The later half of the epic focuses on Gilgamesh's distress at Enkidu's death ( Friend ), and his quest for immortality.
In order to learn the secret of eternal life, Gilgamesh undertakes a long and perilous journey to find the immortal flood hero, Utnapishtim.
He learns that " The life that you are seeking you will never find.
When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping.
" His fame however lived on after his death, because of his great building projects, and his account of what Utnapishtim told him happened during the flood.
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