Enkidu said, "don't worry, my friend, the dream you had is a favorable one. the gigantic bull is no enemy of ours. he stands for the very god who has us, bright shamash, our protector, lord of the sky, who in every danger will come to our aid." –gilgamesh: a new english translation, stephen mitchell which feature of epic poetry does this passage most clearly show? supernatural forces challenging the hero a vast, distant setting a god intervening in human affairs

The central figure in the very old  Mesopotamian "Epic of Gilgamesh" is Enkidu who was formed out of water and clay to help Gilgamesh get rid of his arrogance. In this passage an appeal is done to God to come to his aid when in danger.

Question: Which feature of epic poetry does this passage most clearly show?

a god intervening in human affairs

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