Epic Events
Who was created by the gods to be Gilgamesh’s equal and later became his best friend?
Enkidu
Who sends the Bull of Heaven to punish Gilgamesh?
Ishtar
He snorted like a bull and the walls shook.” What does this suggest about Gilgamesh and Enkidu’s fight?
Their strength is immense, likened to bulls, showing their godlike power
Identify the figurative language:“Terrifying like a great wild bull.”
Simile
Identify the subject: “Gilgamesh wept for his friend Enkidu.”
Gilgamesh
Why does Gilgamesh seek out Utnapishtim?
To find the secret of immortality
What monster do Gilgamesh and Enkidu defeat together, bringing them fame?
They defeat Humbaba
In context, the phrase “no son is left with his father” most nearly suggests:
Gilgamesh destroys families through warfare.
The serpent sheds its skin after stealing the plant.What does this symbolize?
Renewal and the natural cycle of life and death
“Enkidu blocked the way Gilgamesh tried to enter the house they grappled like bulls.”
Enkidu blocked the way, and Gilgamesh tried to enter the house; they grappled like bulls.
What happens after Gilgamesh rejects Ishtar?
She sends the Bull of Heaven to destroy him
Why does Gilgamesh seek out Utnapishtim
for immortality
What is the most likely reason the author includes both praise and criticism of Gilgamesh in this passage?
To foreshadow his eventual downfall.
What type of figurative language is this: “His body was rough, he had long hair like a woman’s.”
Simile – compares Enkidu’s hair to a woman’s
Identify the verb: “The serpent sensed the sweetness of the flower.
sensed
What lesson does Siduri try to teach Gilgamesh?
Enjoy life, family, and simple joys because immortality is not for men
What happens after Gilgamesh rejects Ishtar?
The goddess sends the Bull of Heaven after him
Who says, “There is not another like you in the world… now you are raised above all men”?
Enkidu, after his fight with Gilgamesh.
What truth about human life is revealed in the line: “When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping”?
Mortality is the destiny of all humans; only the gods hold immortality.
Which word is an adverb?“He wandered over the wilderness bitterly.”
bitterly
Why is the serpent stealing the plant significant to Gilgamesh’s journey?
It symbolizes the inevitability of death and loss of immortality
What central theme is revealed when Gilgamesh loses the plant of youth to the serpent and finally accepts mortality?
The inevitability of death / Mortality is the destiny of all humans, but legacy and just leadership are what endure.
Who says: “You made him, O Aruru, now create his equal; let it be as like him as his own reflection.”
The gods, asking Aruru to create Enkidu to balance Gilgamesh.
Identify the figurative language: “They grappled, holding each other like bulls.”
Simile – compares their fight to two bulls locked together.
Correct the punctuation: “Because I am afraid of death I will go as best I can to find Utnapishtim.
Because I am afraid of death, I will go as best I can to find Utnapishtim