Ancient Times
This region is known as "The land between two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero.
What is an epic poem?
These two numbers are repeated throughout the epic.
What are 7 and 12? (Holy numbers)
The walled city in which Gilgamesh is king.
What is Uruk?
The protagonist of the epic poem.
Who is Gilgamesh?
The oldest piece of fictional literature known today.
What is "The Epic of Gilgamesh"?
This term translates to "in the midst of things".
What is "en media res"?
Enkidu is rejected by this.
What is the wilderness?
Gilgamesh is in search of this.
What is everlasting life?
This character is punished for betraying the gods.
Who is Enkidu?
The form of writing the ancient Mesopotamians developed.
What is cuneiform?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
Formal poems of praise and songs of grief that the living give on behalf of the dead.
What is a eulogy?
The relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu is an example of this major theme.
What is love and friendship?
Gilgamesh's punishment, sent from Ishtar.
What is the bull of Heaven?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
This element is frequently mentioned as a form of baptism.
What is water?
Modern day Mesopotamia is in this region of the world.
Where is Iraq/Iran?
An address to a god or muse, usually at the beginning of the poem, that often takes the form of a request for help in composing the poem at hand.
What is an invocation?
The percentage of god Gilgamesh is made up of.
What is 2/3 (66%)?
This incident turns the people of Uruk into clay.
What is the Great Flood?
Another name for this character is "Ferociousness"
Who is Humbaba?
Another name for Mesopotamia and the land between the Euphrates river.
What is the fertile crescent?
Excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to the hero's downfall.
What is hubris?
Cunning, resourceful, instinctive, and skilled are four characteristics of this type of character.
What is the epic hero?
The first journey is taken to this place.
What is the Cedar Forest?
This symbol appears often throughout the novel, sent down from the gods to man, and viewed as a prediction or omen.
What is a dream?