He had always existed , from the time of the epic of Gilgamesh , where he appears as Enkiddu , the wild-but-good man who lives with animals ; and the untutored-but-noble medieval knight , Parsifal . He had always existed , from the time of the epic of Gilgamesh , where he appears as Enkiddu , the wild-but-good man who lives with animals . Another instance is the untutored-but-noble medieval knight , Parsifal .