Ishtar
Who is Ishtar?
Goddess of love and war
What is The Bull of Heaven?
The monster that Ishtar asked her father to send to destroy Uruk an dpunish Gilgamesh
Enkidu's dream foreshadows what?
His death
Enkidu is ill. How many days before he dies?
12 days
What is a literary foil?
a character who is presented as a contrast or counterpart to point to, show, or change some aspect of the second character.
WHy does she want to marry Gilgamesh?
He is handsome and she watched him kill Humbaba and was fascinated
Who has the power to actually summon The Bull of Heaven?
The god Anu, Ishtar's father
What two things did Gilgamesh dream about first?
A meteor and an ax
Who does Enkidu curse for his sickness?
Shamhat and the trapper for civilizing him
What is a literary motif?
a repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story
What does she ask Gilgamesh to do?
marry her and have children with her
Why does Ishtar send the Bull of Heaven?
She is angry and offended by Gilgamesh's refusal of her marriage proposal
Why did Enkidu's dream scare him?
the gods are discussing his fate and that they have decided that he must die
How does Gilgamesh react to Enkidu's death?
Weeps for 7 days, tears his clothes, prays to the gods, and pulls out his hair
What is foreshadowing?
a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are shared before they occur
Why does Gilgamesh say no to Ishtar?
She is selfish and has harmed or killed her past lovers.
What happened when the Bull of Heaven pawed at the ground?
An earthquake opened up a great tear in the ground, and one hundred young men of the city fell into it.
What literary device are dreams being used as in the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Repetitive motifs (patterns)
What does Gilgamesh do to honor his friend?
erects a statue of gold and lapis lazuli in his honor
What re the three main themes of Gilgamesh?
Mans versus gods, love and friendship, and death and mortality
Why does Ishtar hate Enkidu and want him dead?
He threw a body part of the Bull of Heaven at her while she shook with rage on the walls of her temple.
After the Bull of Heaven was killed, what did Gilgamesh do?
He lit a fire and made a burnt offering of some of the bull’s meat to the sun god, Shamash.
Why were dreams so important to the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Dreams are used as a means of communication for characters to tale main plot events and as a device to foreshadow future plot points
A worm crawled out of Enkidu's corpse
What type of literature template or structure is Gilgamesh an example of and why is it important?
Gilgamesh is an example of a Hero's Journey Monomyth and is the first known recorded example