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How did Enkidu and Gilgamesh Meet?
A fight
What spawns Gilgamesh's quest for eternal life
The death of Enkidu
Why would a real life Gilgamesh be motivated to go to the Cedar Forest
To cut down trees to be used as building supplies.
What does Gilgamesh build to memorialize Enkidu
Has the people of Uruk build a statue
Who steals the magic plant
A snake
How did the fight between these two end
Each recognized the stregth of their counterpart and embraced each other as brothers
How does Gilgamesh react to the death of Enkidu. Be specific.
Lets his hair grow long, doesn't bathe, and eventually goes looking for eternal life.
Who is the protector of the Cedar Forest
Humbaba
Why did Sudiri not believe that Gilgamesh was the one who defeated Humbaba, the The Bull of Heaven and the Lions?
because his face was so thin from being starved and exhausted from his long journey
True or False Gilgamesh finally finds out how to defeat death by the end of the story
False
Where was Enkidu born
The Wild
What test does Utnapishtim give to Gilgamesh
He must stay awake for six days and seven nights
How is it that Enkidu and Gilgamesh are able to defeat Humbaba
With the help of Shamash and the seven winds
What does Sudiri say the "lot of man is"
To enjoy life, be a good friend, care for the children you are responsible for, make your wife happy.
What is the theme of the Epic of Gilgamesh
What was the purpose of Enkidu
To match Gilgamesh's power
Why does the Bull of Heaven come to Uruk
because Ishtar was upset with Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh has a dream that a mountain falls on him and is panicked by it. What does Enkidu say this symbolizes
The mountain is a symbol of Humbaba and it falling is a sign that Humbaba will also fall
What does Sudiri say is NOT "the lot of man"
To live forever
What does the Bull of Heaven bring with him to the city of Uruk
famine
Why did Enkidu have to die
As a punishment from the gods for killing Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven
Why is the Goddess Ishtar upset?
because Gilgamesh was uninterested in her because she had treated her previous lovers poorly.
How does Enkidu die?
Slowly by sickness
What is the magical plant that Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh about supposed to be able to do.
restore youth in people
How do they know that Gilgamesh had slept for seven days after losing the plant that provided everlasting youth
They baked bread every day and marked the wall for ever day the bread was uneaten