Creation and the Cosmos
This is the general term for the study of the origin and structure of the universe.
What is cosmology?
This character is Gilgamesh's close companion whose death inspires his quest for immortality.
Who Is Enkidu
This city is suffering from a plague at the beginning of the play, which is the immediate cause of Oedipus's investigation.
What is Thebes?
This author is credited with writing these two narrative poems, or lais.
Who is Marie de France?
The female storyteller who narrates the tales to the King for one thousand and one nights.
Who is Scheherazade (or Shahrazad)?
The term for the original state of existence before creation, often described as a dark, formless void.
What is Chaos?
The city that Gilgamesh rules and whose massive, impenetrable walls are his greatest, initial boast.
What is Uruk
This blind prophet warns Oedipus about his fate and eventually reveals the truth.
Who is Tiresias?
In Bisclavret, this is the animal form the man transforms into for three days each week.
What is a wolf (or werewolf)?
The King who is betrayed by his first wife and swears to marry a new virgin each night and execute her in the morning.
Who is King Shahryar?
The names of the Big Three Gods in Greek Mythology
Who is Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades
The Cedar Forest is guarded by this terrifying giant, who is eventually slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
Who is Humbaba
This character is Jocasta's brother, whom Oedipus unjustly suspects of plotting against him with Tiresias.
Who is Creon?
The small, beautiful bird in Laüstic that is killed by the jealous husband after his wife uses its song as an excuse to stand at her window.
What is the nightingale?
In the story of "The Fisherman and the Jinni," the Jinni is trapped in one of these, sealed by the magical stamp of Solomon.
What is a bottle
The Mesopotamian creation epic, in which the god Marduk defeats Tiamat to form the heavens and the earth.
What is Enuma Elish?
This is the specific goddess who proposes marriage to Gilgamesh, which he scornfully rejects, leading to her unleashing the Bull of Heaven.
Who is Ishtar?
This is the name of Oedipus's wife and mother, who hangs herself upon realizing the truth of their relationship.
Who is Jocasta?
In Bisclavret, the knight's clothes, which are essential for him to return to human form, are stolen by his wife and this character.
Who is a squire(or servant)?
In the tale of "The Fisherman and the Jinni," the Jinni is released after a specific number of years of imprisonment.
What is one thousand and eighty years?
This biblical term refers to God creating the world "out of nothing," which differs from creation myths where the world is formed from pre-existing matter.
What is Ex Nihilo?
This is the only mortal man, along with his wife, who was granted immortality by the gods and who Gilgamesh seeks out.
Who is Utnapishtim?
The name of the city, other than Thebes, that Oedipus was raised in and where he fled from to avoid the prophecy.
What is Corinth?
The donkey advises the ox to avoid its usual hard labor by doing this
What is pretending to be sick and refusing to eat its food?