The women of Gilgamesh are used as harlots to men. In the story, the Priestess Shamhat is the first woman who is sent to humanize the wild-man, Enkidu to help him achieve life outside the forest. She does this by going out into the wilderness where she “stripped off her robe and lay there naked…. For seven days / Enkidu stayed erect and made love with her” (79). This sex act leads Enkidu into virile maturity and makes him civilized from his animal characteristics that he had inhabited. This shows that sexual relations represents a sense of civilization and creates balance. Shamhat finds success in her achievement to tame Enkidu by carrying out her sexuality to strengthen him. According to the article, “Initiation and Primal Women in Gilgamesh