characters
hero cycle
plot
background
quotes
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The main character is...
Gilgamesh
100
What was unusual about Gilgamesh's birth?
He was born 2/3 god 1/3 human
100
What is the climax of the story?
The battle with Humbaba
100
What two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
"Who is this that violated my woods and cut down my cedar?"
Humbaba
200
Who is the gaurdian of the Cedar Forest?
Humbaba
200
What quest did Gilgamesh go on?
Cedar Forest
200
What was the falling action?
The death of Enkidu
200
What present day country is Uruk?
Iraq
200
"There is no permanence."
Utnapishtim
300
What stole the prickly plant?
The serpent
300
Who gave the heros the weapons of divine help?
Shamash
300
What was the rising action?
The birth of Enkidu and the fight between Gilgamesh and Enkidu
300
What style of writing did they use?
Coneiform
300
"I hardly slept when you touched and roused me."
Gilgamesh
400
Who is the god of earth, wind, and fire?
Enlil
400
what is the fourth stage in the hero cycle?
Tested again and again
400
What was the resolution?
The death of Gilgamesh, then receiving eulogy
400
Why were humans created and destroyed?
Created to do the gods work and destroyed because they were too loud
400
"Count these loaves and learn how many days you slept."
Utnapishtim
500
Who helped Gilgamesh cross the ocean?
Urshanabi
500
What was Gilgamesh's spiritual reward after death?
He fulfilled his destiny
500
What is the french word for resolution?
Denouement
500
Where was Gilgamesh buried?
Under the Euprates River
500
"O Enkidu, you who love life, I will show you Gilgamesh, a man of many moods."
The Harlot
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