They both have a major flood where God chooses a man to create an ark to prepare for the flood. In preparation, all species are present on the ark as the gods attempt to cleanse the land. This flood story is present in both texts despite the difference in the date of creation of these texts. Another similarity we see is how the serpent that represents evil in both storylines takes away immortality from humanity. In both scenarios, man receives immortality and, despite the different contexts, eternal life is taken away from him. We also see the similarities in the way sex introduces you to human life, which are positive and negative in both texts. Enkidu was civilized after having relations with a concubine away from the forest (nature) and Adam received the forbidden fruit from Eve and he realized that they were naked and was removed from the garden (nature) . Thus, in both texts we can see the