Enkidu

Enkidu is a mythological figure from Sumerian texts of the 3rd millennium BC.

The story about Enkidu, a "wildman", and his friend king Gilgamesh is among the oldest literary works of mankind. According to legend, they fight each other but later become friends, fighting a monster; in that battle Enkidu is killed and mourned by his friend Gilgamesh. Their story was told by Captain Picard to the Tamarian Dathon, whose species communicates through stories and tales. 

Enkidu