Characters
The character who is 2/3 God 1/3 Human
Gilgamesh
The 'ordinary world' for Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh is the king of Uruk. He is different because he's mean and also because he is part God part human
"There is no permanence"
Utnapishtim
The present-day country where the story takes place
Iraq
What has hands and a face but no body?
A Clock
Gilgamesh's buddy
Enkidu
Call to Adventure
Mother, last night I had a dream"
Gilgamesh
Surface on which the ancient epic was originally written
Stone tablets
What is brown with a tail and a head but no body
A penny
Guardian of the cedar forest who opposes Gilgamesh
Humbaba
Battling Enkidu, defeating Humbaba, overcoming the death of Enkidu, quest for eternal youth, etc.
"When I went with the wild beasts ranging through the wilderness I discovered the forest"
Enkidu
The two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia (the "Fertile Crescent")
Tigris and Euphrates
What can you put in a bucket to make it weigh less?
A hole
Survived the flood by making a boat
Utnapishtim
Supreme Ordeal
Gilgamesh's quest seeking immortality after Enkidu's death
"Come to me Gilgamesh, and be my bridegroom"
Ishtar
Wedge-shaped characters used in ancient writing
Cuneiform
What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?
Humans
The guardian of the twin-peaked mountain called Mashu
Scorpion-Man
Gilgamesh returns with the special plant
"No man born of woman has done what you have asked"
Man-Scorpion
The god of the storm in Ancient Mesopotamia
Adad
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo