Othello
The name of the character who serves as Iago's unwitting accomplice in his plan to destroy Othello.
What is: Roderigo?
The cause of Enkidu's death.
What is: The gods punish Enkidu by making him severely ill after he killed the sacred bull.
Odysseus' sons name
What is Telemachus
This sacred object was stolen from Desdemona which causes Othello to become suspicious of her.
What is: a handkerchief?
The name of the wild man created by the gods to rival Gilgamesh’s strength and power.
Who is Enkidu?
The mystical being Odysseus and his men encounter as they arrive at the island of Aeaea.
What is: the nymph called Circe?
The main reason for Othello's death.
What is: Othello kills himself since he is overcome with regret and remorse for killing Desdemona?
The city Gilgamesh is said to have ruled as its legendary king.
What is Uruk?
The place Odysseus goes to seek advice
What is the Underworld?
The reason for Othello's vulnerability to Iago's lies.
What is: Othello's insecurity of being an "outsider" and his fear of being rejected by society through prejudice and discrimination?
The name of the goddess of love and fertility who plays a significant role in The Epic of Gilgamesh.
Ishtar
Seductive creatures whose enchanting songs lure sailors to their deaths.
What are The Sirens?
Desdemona's response to Othello's accusations before her death.
What is: She pleads with him that the accusations are untrue. Although she knows Othello still does not believe her, she continues to express her undying love and commitment to him.
The name of the plant that grants eternal youth (Gilgamesh retrieves this plant from the bottom of the sea but loses due to a serpent's theft).
What is “Plant of immortality “or the “plant of eternal youth“?
The first suitor that was killed by Odysseus
Who is Antinous?