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Who is Ishtar?
Who is the hero of the story?
Who is "Gilgamesh"?
How many days does Enkidu fall ill before dying?
12 days
When Gilgamesh runs out of poles to get the boat across the waters of death, he uses what as an improvised sail?
His clothing.
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written on what?
What are "clay tablets"?
Who is "Enkidu"?
Who is the demigod that Gilgamesh and Enkidu kill?
Who is Humbaba?
Shamash
Where was Enkidu living before he went to meet Gilgamesh?
Gilgamesh was the King of Uruk. Is this a Sumerian, Assyrian, or Babylonian city?
What is Sumerian?
This is the ferryman who has the "Stone Charms" to cross the waters of death.
Who is "Urshanabi"?
Who is the man who survived the great flood? Gilgamesh goes to ask him what the secret to eternal life is.
Who is "Utnapishtim"?
Why do the gods create Enkidu?
What does Humbaba do when he first sees Gilgamesh and Enkidu?
He insults Enkidu.
Where is The Epic of Gilgamesh physically set?
Where is "Mesopotamia"?
The name of the god that Gilgamesh and Enkidu send the door to.
Who is Enlil?
The name of Gilgamesh's mother.
Who is "Ninsun"?
What do Enkidu and Gilgamesh decide to do after they kill Humbaba?
Why do the gods decide to kill off Enkidu instead of Gilgamesh?
Because he killed the Bull of Heaven.
Name four out of the twelve phases of the hero's journey?
Can be any combination of the following:
Status Quo, Call to Adventure, Assistance, Departure, Trials, Approach, Crisis, Treasure, Result, Return, New Life, The Resolution
The name of the tavernkeeper in Tablet 10.
Who is "Siduri"?
The name of the harlot who helped civilize Gilgamesh in Tablet 2.
Who is "Shamhat'?
What do Siduri, Urshanabi, and Big U point out about Gilgamesh when they meet him?
His physical appearance (sorrowful face, emaciated cheeks, wearing animal skins).
What does Big U call Gilgamesh after he complains about Enkidu's death and asks for eternal life?
Big U calls him a fool.
The name of the historian who coined the term, "Monomyth."
What is Joseph Campbell?