Background
Ephitets
Challenges
Crucial Events
Literary Terms
100
Gilgamesh is the king of ____.
What is Uruk?
100
goddess of creation; created Enkidu.
Who is Aruru?
100
the half scorpions.
Who guards the cave?
100
When Enkidu and Gilgamesh first met, they got into a ______.
What is a fight?
100
A human being; able to die
What is mortal?
200
A king who is 2/3 god.
Who is Gilgamesh?
200
goddes of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother
Who is Ninsun?
200
a place where it was cold, dark, and windy, then hot.
What is the cave?
200
Ishtar set the Bull of Heaven after Gilgamesh.
How did Ishtar get revenge?
200
a long poem about a hero's journey.
What is an epic?
300
Gilgamesh's equal.
Who is Enkidu?
300
goddess of love; wanted to marry Gilgamesh.
Who is Ishtar?
300
Gilgamesh tried to stay awake for 8 days.
What challenge did the Distant One give Gilgamesh?
300
Gilgamesh treated the people rudely so they did this.
Why did the people of Uruk pray to Aruru?
300
A person's nickname.
What is Sobriquet?
400
Gilgamesh went on a journey to become _______.
What is immortal?
400
father of the gods/sky god; gave Ishtar the Bull of Heaven.
Who is Anu?
400
Gilgamesh cut down 120 poles and used them to push the boat.
How did Gilgamesh get across the river?
400
When Enkidu died, Gilgamesh feared death, so he wanted ________.
What is immortality?
400
A name or title.
What is Appellation?
500
Gilgamesh wanted the secret to immortality, so he went on the journey to find the ______ _____.
Who is the Distant One?
500
sun god; Gilgamesh's favorite god
Who is Shamash?
500
Gilgamesh tied stones to his feet to sink to the bottom of the river in order to get this.
What is the flower of youth?
500
To be immortal, Gilgamesh thought that all he had to do was to visit ______ ______.
Who is the Distant One?
500
Not true; false statement.
What is a myth?
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