l in times of need. The gods did have relationships with each other as well as with humanity. For instance, in The Epic of Gilgamesh, the god of wisdom, Ea, rescues Utnapishtim and all living creatures on the face of the earth. It was believed that Ea gave mankind creative abilities. Enlil wanted to destroy all living creatures on the earth but Ea prevented total destruction when he instructed Utnapishtim to "build a boa
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